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Bacon County, GA: population growth, jobs and income

Bacon County gained 17 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

Bacon County had an estimated 11,070 residents in 2025, down 0.4% (43 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Georgia as a whole (+5.3%), and the 130th fastest growth of 159 counties in Georgia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$743/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes13.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months62025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 19 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 3,154 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.1% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.3% in 2025, 0.7 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 14 new homes in 2025, or 1.3 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $44,694 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +21.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,009th.

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Bacon County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202511,070+17
202411,053−88
202311,141−14
202211,155+100
202111,055−58
202011,113–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Bacon County

Bacon County lost 43 people since 2020 even though 14 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 70, and net international migration added 5.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+0−70
International migrationfrom and to other countries−2+5
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+19+14
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+8
Total change+17−43

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn GeorgiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth130th of 1592,009th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents109th of 1591,608th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth138th of 1582,482nd of 3,092
Median household income144th of 1592,942nd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate50th of 159641st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents128th of 1561,927th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Bacon County lost population faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties (−0.4%, 2020–25).

4 of its 5 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Bacon County's $44,694 (2020–24).

Bacon County, GA and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Bacon County, GA This county11,070−0.4%1.71.3$44,694
Appling County, GA19,100+3.9%13.41.1$46,651
Pierce County, GA20,764+5.1%10.53.3$60,517
Jeff Davis County, GA15,219+2.8%−3.50.6$40,283
Coffee County, GA44,407+3.2%2.52.0$50,683
Ware County, GA36,906+1.8%9.03.2$47,448

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Bacon County growing?

No. Its population fell 0.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 43 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Georgia as a whole changed +5.3% over the same years. That ranks 130th of 159 counties in Georgia for population growth.

How many people moved to Bacon County?

On net, about 19 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Bacon County?

It averaged 3.3% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Bacon County?

About 11,070 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Bacon County?

Private employers there had 3,154 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.1% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Georgia

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.