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 2022, at $130,909. Wheeler County had the lowest, at $35,952. The median was $52,695 and the figure for Georgia was $72,742. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest130,909Forsyth County

Lowest35,952Wheeler County

Median52,695159 counties

Georgia72,742History

Map of counties, 2022

Under 45K
45K to 49K
49K to 53K
53K to 62K
62K to 74K
74K and over

USD, 2022. 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, 2022

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	2022 USD	Change on 2021
1	Forsyth County	130,909	+8.3%
2	Oconee County	114,758	+1.9%
3	Fayette County	109,358	+18.5%
4	Cherokee County	99,932	+3%
5	Cobb County	96,798	+10.6%
6	Columbia County	94,224	+8%
7	Bryan County	93,057	+6.6%
8	Harris County	90,636	+12%
9	Fulton County	89,798	+8.4%
10	Effingham County	88,111	+15%
11	Coweta County	87,618	+2.9%
12	Paulding County	87,459	-2.4%
13	Dawson County	84,551	+9.9%
14	Lee County	84,260	+10.1%
15	Gwinnett County	83,918	+11.9%
16	Walton County	83,037	+12.5%
17	Henry County	82,379	+7.6%
18	Jackson County	82,138	+13.3%
19	Pike County	80,626	+6.6%
20	Bartow County	80,017	+18.4%
21	Douglas County	79,242	+19.8%
22	Barrow County	77,583	+14.7%
23	Hall County	76,789	+12.8%
24	DeKalb County	76,736	+8.5%
25	Monroe County	76,428	+16.3%
26	Greene County	74,488	+14.1%
27	Morgan County	74,340	+10.6%
28	Newton County	72,128	+1.1%
29	Rockdale County	71,984	+9.5%
30	Pickens County	71,955	-0.8%
31	Lumpkin County	71,486	+11.6%
32	Long County	71,285	+28.2%
33	Houston County	71,237	-0.5%
34	Carroll County	69,924	+16.7%
35	Lincoln County	69,776	+39.3%
36	Gilmer County	68,294	+17.8%
37	Camden County	67,628	+6.5%
38	Banks County	66,928	+10.7%
39	Catoosa County	66,918	+4.2%
40	Jones County	65,515	+6.5%
41	Union County	64,588	+8.6%
42	Chatham County	64,029	+4.1%
43	Gordon County	63,946	+14.1%
44	Jasper County	63,718	+3.9%
45	Glynn County	63,532	+4.7%
46	Rabun County	63,387	+8.4%
47	Oglethorpe County	62,504	+9.2%
48	Habersham County	62,428	+11.5%
49	Putnam County	62,241	+11.5%
50	Butts County	62,231	+1.2%
51	Murray County	62,109	+16.5%
52	White County	62,100	+1%
53	Whitfield County	61,680	+8.3%
54	Lamar County	61,542	+10%
55	Fannin County	60,604	+11.3%
56	Crawford County	60,295	+10.8%
57	Liberty County	59,807	+18%
58	Dade County	59,708	-6.8%
59	Towns County	59,273	+14.4%
60	Madison County	58,789	+4%
61	Peach County	58,471	+6.5%
62	Haralson County	57,912	-7.3%
63	Clayton County	57,625	+12.1%
64	Schley County	57,510	+7.8%
65	Chattahoochee County	57,507	+6.9%
66	Heard County	56,724	+12.6%
67	Floyd County	56,651	-5.1%
68	Hart County	56,137	-5.1%
69	Bleckley County	56,070	+8.3%
70	Troup County	55,852	+12.7%
71	Glascock County	55,539	+12.9%
72	Spalding County	55,086	+4.1%
73	Polk County	54,894	+11.9%
74	Muscogee County	53,740	+3.2%
75	Walker County	53,407	+11.7%
76	Terrell County	53,281	+31.4%
77	Meriwether County	53,019	+13.3%
78	Tift County	52,962	+8.7%
79	Screven County	52,713	+17%
80	Pierce County	52,695	+1.9%
81	Lowndes County	52,623	+13%
82	Thomas County	52,236	+4.2%
83	Stephens County	51,980	+8.5%
84	McIntosh County	51,411	+7.9%
85	Appling County	51,217	+10.1%
86	Wayne County	51,102	+10.3%
87	Chattooga County	50,714	+18%
88	Lanier County	50,671	+6%
89	McDuffie County	50,593	+13.4%
90	Brantley County	50,370	+4.8%
91	Baker County	50,129	+13.7%
92	Richmond County	50,079	+4.7%
93	Franklin County	49,940	+3.9%
94	Baldwin County	49,883	+11.6%
95	Clarke County	49,832	+1.4%
96	Wilkinson County	49,648	+6.8%
97	Bulloch County	49,471	-6.8%
98	Burke County	49,431	+5.2%
99	Irwin County	49,224	+10.5%
100	Elbert County	49,220	+14.8%
101	Colquitt County	49,214	+10.6%
102	Worth County	48,956	0%
103	Coffee County	48,792	+32.9%
104	Twiggs County	48,772	+2.9%
105	Berrien County	48,725	+5%
106	Grady County	48,548	+15.1%
107	Bibb County	48,539	+1.4%
108	Washington County	48,462	+5.2%
109	Montgomery County	48,356	+1.5%
110	Ware County	48,245	+12%
111	Charlton County	48,147	+1.9%
112	Upson County	48,061	+2%
113	Laurens County	47,918	0%
114	Tattnall County	47,401	+7.2%
115	Wilkes County	47,377	+11.3%
116	Echols County	47,195	+11.7%
117	Marion County	47,174	+18.8%
118	Emanuel County	46,975	+3.8%
118	Pulaski County	46,975	+3%
120	Decatur County	46,455	+8.1%
121	Dooly County	46,191	+6.8%
122	Jeff Davis County	46,143	+9.4%
123	Atkinson County	46,060	+14.3%
124	Bacon County	46,044	+6.7%
125	Webster County	45,987	+4.3%
126	Clinch County	45,595	+1.8%
127	Mitchell County	45,296	+6.5%
128	Seminole County	45,223	+7.9%
129	Miller County	45,201	+0.9%
130	Evans County	45,163	+7.9%
130	Talbot County	45,163	+5.9%
132	Toombs County	45,125	-0.3%
133	Wilcox County	44,905	+16.8%
134	Sumter County	44,677	+14.5%
135	Candler County	44,493	+7%
136	Cook County	44,476	-1.2%
137	Jefferson County	44,459	+4.7%
138	Warren County	44,367	+9.9%
139	Taylor County	44,035	+7.3%
140	Crisp County	43,884	+5.7%
141	Dodge County	43,783	+7.2%
142	Treutlen County	43,533	+6.3%
143	Early County	43,417	+11.9%
144	Brooks County	43,353	+5.9%
145	Dougherty County	42,629	+1.5%
146	Johnson County	42,603	+13%
147	Taliaferro County	42,138	+5.2%
148	Jenkins County	41,830	+8.7%
149	Telfair County	41,547	+9.1%
150	Quitman County	41,516	+8.2%
151	Stewart County	41,158	+10.3%
152	Ben Hill County	41,141	+3.2%
153	Turner County	40,865	+9%
154	Macon County	40,089	+12.4%
155	Calhoun County	39,681	+3.8%
156	Randolph County	39,188	+12.3%
157	Hancock County	38,570	+7.6%
158	Clay County	37,961	+5.6%
159	Wheeler County	35,952	+0.8%

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Forsyth County, with $130,909 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with $35,952 in 2022.

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