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 2021, at $120,919. Randolph County had the lowest, at $34,883. The median was $48,717 and the figure for Georgia was $66,507. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest120,919Forsyth County

Lowest34,883Randolph County

Median48,717159 counties

Georgia66,507History

Map of counties, 2021

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42K to 45K
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67K and over

USD, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 USD	Change on 2020
1	Forsyth County	120,919	+3.6%
2	Oconee County	112,581	+7.7%
3	Cherokee County	96,997	+7%
4	Fayette County	92,319	-6.4%
5	Paulding County	89,632	+15.3%
6	Cobb County	87,532	+7.4%
7	Bryan County	87,334	+6.6%
8	Columbia County	87,281	-0.2%
9	Coweta County	85,182	+1.3%
10	Fulton County	82,820	+15.8%
11	Harris County	80,911	-0.3%
12	Dawson County	76,903	+2.4%
13	Effingham County	76,626	-1.4%
14	Henry County	76,577	+10%
15	Lee County	76,546	+2.6%
16	Pike County	75,668	+16.4%
17	Gwinnett County	75,021	+2.1%
18	Walton County	73,839	+3.4%
19	Pickens County	72,539	+4%
20	Jackson County	72,486	+2.2%
21	Houston County	71,609	+3.1%
22	Newton County	71,366	+14.8%
23	DeKalb County	70,756	+1.7%
24	Hall County	68,057	+0.5%
25	Barrow County	67,646	+4.9%
26	Bartow County	67,604	+4%
27	Morgan County	67,187	-1.7%
28	Douglas County	66,162	+1.4%
29	Rockdale County	65,746	+7.2%
30	Monroe County	65,697	+0.1%
31	Greene County	65,261	+5.5%
32	Catoosa County	64,245	+3.8%
33	Lumpkin County	64,077	+0.4%
34	Dade County	64,054	+56%
35	Camden County	63,482	-6%
36	Haralson County	62,472	+21.5%
37	Chatham County	61,527	+9.2%
38	Jones County	61,509	-5.1%
39	White County	61,473	+4.5%
40	Butts County	61,471	+16.6%
41	Jasper County	61,354	+6.2%
42	Glynn County	60,685	+2.4%
43	Banks County	60,485	-3.7%
44	Carroll County	59,894	-7.2%
45	Floyd County	59,685	+25.9%
46	Union County	59,494	+17.5%
47	Hart County	59,149	+12.9%
48	Rabun County	58,463	+10.2%
49	Gilmer County	57,970	-12.3%
50	Oglethorpe County	57,215	+2.8%
51	Whitfield County	56,973	+1.3%
52	Madison County	56,526	+11.7%
53	Gordon County	56,053	+2.1%
54	Habersham County	55,987	-8.3%
55	Lamar County	55,933	+1.7%
56	Putnam County	55,826	-0.5%
57	Long County	55,601	+3.3%
58	Peach County	54,921	+6.6%
59	Fannin County	54,446	+21.7%
60	Crawford County	54,442	+13%
61	Chattahoochee County	53,786	+3.8%
62	Schley County	53,369	+0.4%
63	Murray County	53,297	-9.3%
64	Bulloch County	53,105	+9.2%
65	Spalding County	52,902	+3.7%
66	Muscogee County	52,090	+15.9%
67	Towns County	51,810	+18.7%
68	Bleckley County	51,770	+0.6%
69	Pierce County	51,688	-0%
70	Clayton County	51,422	+4.2%
71	Liberty County	50,696	+1.8%
72	Heard County	50,379	-2.2%
73	Thomas County	50,154	-13.5%
74	Lincoln County	50,080	+4.6%
75	Troup County	49,557	-4.3%
76	Glascock County	49,175	-3.2%
77	Clarke County	49,145	+5.3%
78	Polk County	49,061	-3.9%
79	Worth County	48,943	+2.2%
80	Tift County	48,717	+8%
81	Brantley County	48,076	+22.5%
82	Franklin County	48,045	+0.7%
83	Stephens County	47,909	+2.8%
84	Laurens County	47,905	+2.6%
85	Bibb County	47,859	+7.6%
86	Richmond County	47,816	+8.8%
87	Walker County	47,810	-3.2%
88	Lanier County	47,789	+35.7%
89	McIntosh County	47,651	-0.9%
90	Montgomery County	47,618	+1.2%
91	Twiggs County	47,382	+2%
92	Charlton County	47,229	+2.5%
93	Upson County	47,140	-2.3%
94	Burke County	46,977	+4.7%
95	Meriwether County	46,799	+3.8%
96	Lowndes County	46,565	-4.7%
97	Appling County	46,530	+3.7%
98	Wilkinson County	46,475	+5.5%
99	Berrien County	46,404	+2.9%
100	Wayne County	46,314	-5.3%
101	Washington County	46,051	+6.3%
102	Pulaski County	45,594	+3.6%
103	Toombs County	45,253	+7.3%
104	Emanuel County	45,252	+24.9%
105	Screven County	45,061	+2.3%
106	Cook County	44,995	+27.7%
107	Miller County	44,814	-13.6%
108	Clinch County	44,799	+4%
109	Baldwin County	44,685	-9.5%
110	McDuffie County	44,597	-7.8%
111	Irwin County	44,540	-6.2%
112	Colquitt County	44,485	+6.7%
113	Tattnall County	44,225	-2.1%
114	Baker County	44,106	+0.9%
115	Webster County	44,084	-2.9%
116	Dooly County	43,270	-4.1%
117	Bacon County	43,154	+3.3%
118	Ware County	43,065	+7.7%
119	Chattooga County	42,974	-3.2%
120	Decatur County	42,960	-0.1%
121	Elbert County	42,866	-1.6%
122	Talbot County	42,646	-4.1%
123	Wilkes County	42,567	+1.2%
124	Mitchell County	42,539	+11.2%
125	Jefferson County	42,461	+5.3%
126	Echols County	42,241	-6.9%
127	Jeff Davis County	42,192	-5%
128	Grady County	42,171	-22.8%
129	Dougherty County	41,985	+2.9%
130	Seminole County	41,917	+0.3%
131	Evans County	41,847	-18%
132	Candler County	41,593	-2.3%
133	Crisp County	41,505	+12.6%
134	Taylor County	41,030	+5.8%
135	Treutlen County	40,947	+0.3%
136	Brooks County	40,936	-4.7%
137	Dodge County	40,856	-4.3%
138	Terrell County	40,549	+2.8%
139	Warren County	40,361	-0.2%
140	Atkinson County	40,303	+1.7%
141	Taliaferro County	40,045	+43%
142	Ben Hill County	39,863	+1.4%
143	Marion County	39,717	-15.1%
144	Sumter County	39,008	-8.5%
145	Early County	38,817	-2.2%
146	Jenkins County	38,497	+0.5%
147	Wilcox County	38,449	-5.9%
148	Quitman County	38,357	+1.6%
149	Calhoun County	38,232	+0.7%
150	Telfair County	38,091	-0.2%
151	Johnson County	37,703	+3.7%
152	Turner County	37,477	-18.6%
153	Stewart County	37,318	-7.2%
154	Coffee County	36,708	-17.5%
155	Clay County	35,957	+0.1%
156	Hancock County	35,830	-1.6%
157	Wheeler County	35,664	-2.7%
158	Macon County	35,660	-0.9%
159	Randolph County	34,883	-3.3%

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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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2021}},
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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Forsyth County, with $120,919 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Randolph County, with $34,883 in 2021.

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