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Burke County in figures

A profile of Burke County from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Burke County was 24,408 in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024, and the 79th highest of 159 counties in Georgia.

Population24,4082025Up 0.2% from 2024The 79th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
Median age38.3 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023Tied for the 55th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
Population aged 65 and over21.7%2025Up 0.8 percentage points from 2024The 50th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
Foreign-born population share1.7%2024Down 0.7 percentage points from 2023
Population density11.4 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June972025, estimatedCompared with 65 in 2024
24.3K24.4K24.5K24.6K24.7K2020202120222023202420252020: 24,632 persons2021: 24,340 persons2022: 24,375 persons2023: 24,354 persons2024: 24,365 persons2025: 24,408 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Burke County was 4.7% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from August 2025, and the 11th highest of 159 counties in Georgia.

Unemployment rate4.7%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.3 percentage points from August 2025The 11th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
Median household income$53,0142024Up 4.5% from 2023Tied for the 53rd lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
Per capita personal income$44,0462024Up 3.6% from 2023The 44th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
Poverty rate (US official measure)24.2%2024Up 3 percentage points from 2023
Gini index54.82024Up 0.8 points from 2023
3.544.555.562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.9 %2021-08: 5.4 %2021-09: 4.8 %2021-10: 4.5 %2021-11: 4.2 %2021-12: 3.8 %2022-01: 5 %2022-02: 4.8 %2022-03: 4.4 %2022-04: 4.1 %2022-05: 4.6 %2022-06: 5.5 %2022-07: 5.6 %2022-08: 5.2 %2022-09: 4.7 %2022-10: 4.7 %2022-11: 4.6 %2022-12: 4.4 %2023-01: 4.9 %2023-02: 4.8 %2023-03: 4.7 %2023-04: 4.2 %2023-05: 5.1 %2023-06: 5.4 %2023-07: 5.9 %2023-08: 5.6 %2023-09: 5.3 %2023-10: 5.2 %2023-11: 4.6 %2023-12: 4.4 %2024-01: 4.7 %2024-02: 4.7 %2024-03: 4.8 %2024-04: 4.5 %2024-05: 4.7 %2024-06: 5.5 %2024-07: 5.8 %2024-08: 5.6 %2024-09: 5.1 %2024-10: 5.8 %2024-11: 4.9 %2024-12: 4.8 %2025-01: 5.2 %2025-02: 4.8 %2025-03: 4.4 %2025-04: 4 %2025-05: 4.5 %2025-06: 4.7 %2025-07: 5.2 %2025-08: 4.4 %2025-09: 4.4 %2025-11: 4.5 %2025-12: 4.2 %2026-01: 5.6 %2026-02: 4.6 %2026-03: 4.3 %2026-04: 3.9 %2026-05: 4.3 %2026-06: 4.9 %2026-07: 5.4 %2026-08: 4.7 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Burke County was $3.94 billion in 2024, up 14% from 2023, and the 34th highest of 159 counties in Georgia.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$3.94 billion2024Up 14% from 2023The 34th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
GDP per capita, US dollars$160,9702024Up 13.9% from 2023The 3rd highest of 159 counties in Georgia
Real GDP growth15.6%2024Up 22.7 percentage points from 2023The 5th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
01,0002,0003,0004,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 1,038.4 USD million2002: 898.5 USD million2003: 1,028.7 USD million2004: 1,111.5 USD million2005: 1,071.2 USD million2006: 1,166.7 USD million2007: 1,163.6 USD million2008: 1,220.4 USD million2009: 1,455.5 USD million2010: 1,547.7 USD million2011: 1,782.1 USD million2012: 1,898.3 USD million2013: 2,003 USD million2014: 2,057.3 USD million2015: 2,203.8 USD million2016: 2,466.4 USD million2017: 2,630.6 USD million2018: 2,731.4 USD million2019: 3,179.2 USD million2020: 3,358.6 USD million2021: 3,497.3 USD million2022: 3,674 USD million2023: 3,454.1 USD million2024: 3,939.2 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Burke County was $151,600 in 2024, up 40.6% from 2023, and the 64th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia.

Median home value$151,6002024Up 40.6% from 2023The 64th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances8.78%2025Up 19.43 percentage points from 2024The 20th highest of 126 counties in Georgia
Median gross rent (monthly)$7582024Down 0.7% from 2023Tied for the 36th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)70%2024Down 2.7 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits1002025, estimatedUp 56.3% from 2024
80K100K120K140K160K20212022202320242021: 90,300 USD2022: 98,300 USD2023: 107,800 USD2024: 151,600 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Burke County were 326 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2022, and the 74th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia.

Employer firms3262023Up 2.8% from 2022The 74th lowest of 159 counties in Georgia
Farms4032022No 2021 figure to compareThe 24th highest of 159 counties in Georgia
24026028030032034019992003200720112015201920231999: 287 count2000: 287 count2001: 300 count2002: 304 count2003: 307 count2004: 296 count2005: 296 count2006: 291 count2007: 296 count2008: 296 count2009: 270 count2010: 271 count2011: 268 count2012: 265 count2013: 268 count2014: 261 count2015: 259 count2016: 270 count2017: 274 count2018: 284 count2019: 292 count2020: 293 count2021: 310 count2022: 317 count2023: 326 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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