Counties in Georgia by median household income (US single-year estimate)

Forsyth County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 159 counties in 2020, at $116,690. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $28,004. The median was $48,184 and the figure for Georgia was $62,800. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest116,690Forsyth County

Lowest28,004Taliaferro County

Median48,184159 counties

Georgia62,800History

Map of counties, 2020

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USD, 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 USD	Change on 2019
1	Forsyth County	116,690	+3%
2	Oconee County	104,519	+3.6%
3	Fayette County	98,623	+4.3%
4	Cherokee County	90,675	+2.3%
5	Columbia County	87,489	-0.9%
6	Coweta County	84,121	+6.2%
7	Bryan County	81,890	+3.3%
8	Cobb County	81,517	+2.4%
9	Harris County	81,151	+9.6%
10	Paulding County	77,755	+1.5%
11	Effingham County	77,690	+8.5%
12	Dawson County	75,081	+8.6%
13	Lee County	74,640	+3.1%
14	Gwinnett County	73,460	+1.7%
15	Fulton County	71,504	-9.8%
16	Walton County	71,390	+6.5%
17	Jackson County	70,960	+6.5%
18	Pickens County	69,781	+5.4%
19	Henry County	69,620	-4.5%
20	DeKalb County	69,545	+9.3%
21	Houston County	69,442	+5.8%
22	Morgan County	68,343	+1.9%
23	Hall County	67,735	+1.6%
24	Camden County	67,525	+15.3%
25	Gilmer County	66,066	+15.9%
26	Monroe County	65,599	-6.9%
27	Douglas County	65,269	+3.7%
28	Pike County	64,986	-13.2%
29	Bartow County	64,980	+7.8%
30	Jones County	64,812	+14.1%
31	Carroll County	64,554	+9.1%
32	Barrow County	64,460	-6.5%
33	Lumpkin County	63,822	+11.8%
34	Banks County	62,836	+17.5%
35	Newton County	62,183	+6.8%
36	Catoosa County	61,906	+1.9%
37	Greene County	61,857	+1.4%
38	Rockdale County	61,332	+1.7%
39	Habersham County	61,071	+19.1%
40	Glynn County	59,286	+2.2%
41	White County	58,831	+7.4%
42	Murray County	58,761	+17.4%
43	Thomas County	57,969	+20.8%
44	Jasper County	57,796	-2.4%
45	Chatham County	56,357	-1.3%
46	Whitfield County	56,249	+5.9%
47	Putnam County	56,104	-9.9%
48	Oglethorpe County	55,678	+2.5%
49	Lamar County	55,024	-4.1%
50	Gordon County	54,915	+2.9%
51	Grady County	54,601	+28.2%
52	Long County	53,841	+3.4%
53	Schley County	53,163	+4%
54	Rabun County	53,038	+13.7%
55	Butts County	52,720	+11.2%
56	Hart County	52,401	+3.5%
57	Miller County	51,855	+24.1%
58	Chattahoochee County	51,811	+12.4%
59	Troup County	51,799	+9.5%
60	Pierce County	51,696	+10.7%
61	Heard County	51,532	+5.2%
62	Peach County	51,531	+3.4%
63	Bleckley County	51,448	+6.9%
64	Haralson County	51,431	+4.9%
65	Polk County	51,040	+6.6%
66	Spalding County	51,019	+3.6%
67	Evans County	51,018	+23.2%
68	Glascock County	50,800	+2.9%
69	Union County	50,653	-11.2%
70	Madison County	50,619	-3.3%
71	Liberty County	49,788	-3.2%
72	Walker County	49,388	+3.9%
73	Clayton County	49,370	-2.7%
74	Baldwin County	49,350	+11.1%
75	Wayne County	48,885	+3.2%
76	Lowndes County	48,864	+5.2%
77	Bulloch County	48,629	-0.3%
78	McDuffie County	48,392	+8.8%
79	Upson County	48,233	+17.9%
80	Crawford County	48,184	-4.4%
81	McIntosh County	48,097	+3%
82	Worth County	47,907	+11%
83	Lincoln County	47,883	+5.7%
84	Franklin County	47,706	0%
85	Irwin County	47,492	+12.2%
86	Floyd County	47,423	-6.1%
87	Montgomery County	47,074	+7.8%
88	Marion County	46,792	+13.6%
89	Clarke County	46,693	+13.8%
90	Laurens County	46,690	+11.1%
91	Stephens County	46,626	+2.7%
92	Twiggs County	46,444	+5.4%
93	Charlton County	46,061	+7.4%
94	Turner County	46,042	+30.1%
95	Webster County	45,381	+9.2%
96	Echols County	45,378	+12.3%
97	Tattnall County	45,191	+9%
98	Dooly County	45,112	+21.6%
99	Meriwether County	45,095	+3.5%
100	Berrien County	45,094	+7.2%
101	Tift County	45,093	-5.6%
102	Muscogee County	44,959	-4.4%
103	Appling County	44,871	+2.4%
104	Burke County	44,870	+5.2%
105	Fannin County	44,730	-6.8%
106	Coffee County	44,520	+6.8%
107	Bibb County	44,467	+3.3%
108	Talbot County	44,458	+8.3%
109	Jeff Davis County	44,417	+9.4%
110	Chattooga County	44,399	+6.8%
111	Wilkinson County	44,068	+0.4%
112	Screven County	44,061	+4.1%
113	Pulaski County	44,019	+4.1%
114	Richmond County	43,942	-1.9%
115	Baker County	43,696	+10.6%
116	Towns County	43,640	-11%
117	Elbert County	43,553	+6.3%
118	Washington County	43,309	+3.9%
119	Clinch County	43,088	+0.4%
120	Decatur County	42,996	+6.2%
121	Brooks County	42,973	+8.6%
122	Dodge County	42,683	+3.8%
123	Sumter County	42,653	+6%
124	Candler County	42,583	+2.2%
125	Toombs County	42,165	+1.7%
126	Wilkes County	42,071	+5.9%
127	Seminole County	41,778	+8.2%
128	Bacon County	41,756	-0.1%
129	Colquitt County	41,673	-0.5%
130	Dade County	41,069	-10.7%
131	Wilcox County	40,856	+6.8%
132	Treutlen County	40,834	+9%
133	Dougherty County	40,793	+10.6%
134	Warren County	40,422	+8.3%
135	Jefferson County	40,333	+14%
136	Stewart County	40,205	+16.3%
137	Ware County	39,994	+6.2%
138	Early County	39,697	-0.8%
139	Atkinson County	39,633	+2.7%
140	Terrell County	39,433	+6.2%
141	Ben Hill County	39,305	+9.4%
142	Brantley County	39,256	-12.1%
143	Taylor County	38,783	+37.4%
144	Jenkins County	38,306	+16.8%
145	Mitchell County	38,256	+2.3%
146	Telfair County	38,161	+5.2%
147	Calhoun County	37,984	+8.6%
148	Quitman County	37,735	+6.2%
149	Crisp County	36,871	-8.9%
150	Wheeler County	36,671	+2.1%
151	Hancock County	36,424	+14.8%
152	Johnson County	36,358	-3.7%
153	Emanuel County	36,243	-5.9%
154	Randolph County	36,064	+7.6%
155	Macon County	35,997	+3.9%
156	Clay County	35,937	+45.3%
157	Cook County	35,225	-13.4%
158	Lanier County	35,215	-17.5%
159	Taliaferro County	28,004	-24.4%

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Georgia by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties: Counties in Georgia by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Forsyth County, with $116,690 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with $28,004 in 2020.

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