Editing Bacon County, Georgia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 6460
|1930= 7055
|1940= 8096
|1950= 8940
|1960= 8359
|1970= 8233
|1980= 9379
|1990= 9566
|2000= 10103
|2010= 11096
|2020= 11140
|estyear=2023
|estimate=11124
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13005.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607121625/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13005.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Bacon County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|8,103
|72.74%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,747
|15.68%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|40
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|367
|3.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|875
|7.85%
|}
According to the [[1920 United States census]], the county had a population of 6,460 which has increased since every decennial census except from 1960 and 1970; in 1960, its population declined from 8,940 to 8,359; and in 1970, its population declined to 8,233. In the [[2020 United States census]], there were 11,140 people, 3,874 households, and 2,706 families residing in the county, up from 10,103 in 2000.

Per the 2020 census, Bacon County's racial and ethnic makeup was 72.74% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 15.68% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.04% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian Americans|Asian American]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander American]], 3.29% other or [[Multiracial Americans|multiracial]], and 7.85% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race. The 2022 [[American Community Survey]] estimated its racial and ethnic composition was 73% [[White Americans|White]], 15% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Bacon County, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US13005-bacon-county-ga/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, the median household income for the county was $43,938 with a per capita income of $24,654. An estimated 21.6% of the county population lived at or below the poverty line. With an estimated 4,807 housing units in the county, 72% were owner-occupied and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $95,600. Approximately 53% of housing units were valued under $100,000.<ref name=":0" />

Religiously, as of 2020, the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] determined the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] was the county's largest religious group, being within the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congregational Membership Reports {{!}} US Religion |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=0&c=13005 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=www.thearda.com}}</ref> The [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]] was the second-largest Christian denomination in the county, followed by the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and [[National Association of Free Will Baptists]]. Among the county's predominantly Christian population, [[Methodism|Methodists]], [[Holiness movement|Holiness]], and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] Christians formed the remainder of its religious landscape.