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 2023, at $136,347. Clay County had the lowest, at $37,858. The median was $54,862 and the figure for Georgia was $74,521. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest136,347Forsyth County
Lowest37,858Clay County
Median54,862159 counties
Georgia74,521History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 51,054 USDAtkinson County: 44,890 USDBacon County: 48,915 USDBaker County: 47,850 USDBaldwin County: 51,206 USDBanks County: 70,067 USDBarrow County: 72,075 USDBartow County: 78,771 USDBen Hill County: 40,325 USDBerrien County: 50,581 USDBibb County: 51,569 USDBleckley County: 58,877 USDBrantley County: 57,325 USDBrooks County: 46,796 USDBryan County: 97,746 USDBulloch County: 54,787 USDBurke County: 51,388 USDButts County: 59,622 USDCalhoun County: 41,260 USDCamden County: 72,185 USDCandler County: 49,332 USDCarroll County: 71,083 USDCatoosa County: 70,315 USDCharlton County: 52,191 USDChatham County: 70,556 USDChattahoochee County: 57,550 USDChattooga County: 51,225 USDCherokee County: 104,220 USDClarke County: 54,550 USDClay County: 37,858 USDClayton County: 57,974 USDClinch County: 45,718 USDCobb County: 99,134 USDCoffee County: 49,804 USDColquitt County: 47,821 USDColumbia County: 97,031 USDCook County: 50,258 USDCoweta County: 93,326 USDCrawford County: 61,519 USDCrisp County: 43,174 USDDade County: 58,644 USDDawson County: 89,330 USDDecatur County: 50,452 USDDeKalb County: 77,722 USDDodge County: 46,462 USDDooly County: 50,396 USDDougherty County: 45,863 USDDouglas County: 79,672 USDEarly County: 43,444 USDEchols County: 50,311 USDEffingham County: 83,900 USDElbert County: 50,367 USDEmanuel County: 46,017 USDEvans County: 50,831 USDFannin County: 60,037 USDFayette County: 108,579 USDFloyd County: 61,058 USDForsyth County: 136,347 USDFranklin County: 53,221 USDFulton County: 94,510 USDGilmer County: 62,317 USDGlascock County: 54,862 USDGlynn County: 70,067 USDGordon County: 64,795 USDGrady County: 52,456 USDGreene County: 79,890 USDGwinnett County: 84,076 USDHabersham County: 71,753 USDHall County: 78,309 USDHancock County: 40,099 USDHaralson County: 59,384 USDHarris County: 91,977 USDHart County: 53,100 USDHeard County: 57,670 USDHenry County: 80,908 USDHouston County: 75,266 USDIrwin County: 52,918 USDJackson County: 84,439 USDJasper County: 67,681 USDJeff Davis County: 47,635 USDJefferson County: 45,829 USDJenkins County: 42,539 USDJohnson County: 51,602 USDJones County: 65,524 USDLamar County: 63,622 USDLanier County: 54,586 USDLaurens County: 56,867 USDLee County: 80,806 USDLiberty County: 57,699 USDLincoln County: 58,502 USDLong County: 63,146 USDLowndes County: 54,984 USDLumpkin County: 72,676 USDMcDuffie County: 53,389 USDMcIntosh County: 56,573 USDMacon County: 41,895 USDMadison County: 65,296 USDMarion County: 51,270 USDMeriwether County: 54,428 USDMiller County: 50,799 USDMitchell County: 48,774 USDMonroe County: 80,692 USDMontgomery County: 53,248 USDMorgan County: 69,090 USDMurray County: 63,836 USDMuscogee County: 52,492 USDNewton County: 76,151 USDOconee County: 114,230 USDOglethorpe County: 67,249 USDPaulding County: 93,773 USDPeach County: 68,464 USDPickens County: 78,032 USDPierce County: 56,330 USDPike County: 80,652 USDPolk County: 56,271 USDPulaski County: 46,123 USDPutnam County: 59,068 USDQuitman County: 42,480 USDRabun County: 60,085 USDRandolph County: 39,926 USDRichmond County: 52,073 USDRockdale County: 76,081 USDSchley County: 60,750 USDScreven County: 49,034 USDSeminole County: 49,423 USDSpalding County: 56,834 USDStephens County: 50,685 USDStewart County: 41,227 USDSumter County: 43,835 USDTalbot County: 41,656 USDTaliaferro County: 46,469 USDTattnall County: 48,998 USDTaylor County: 44,708 USDTelfair County: 42,203 USDTerrell County: 45,616 USDThomas County: 54,989 USDTift County: 53,295 USDToombs County: 48,866 USDTowns County: 60,563 USDTreutlen County: 45,699 USDTroup County: 60,839 USDTurner County: 42,769 USDTwiggs County: 50,700 USDUnion County: 65,505 USDUpson County: 54,439 USDWalker County: 58,363 USDWalton County: 79,829 USDWare County: 40,901 USDWarren County: 48,308 USDWashington County: 48,809 USDWayne County: 55,797 USDWebster County: 45,036 USDWheeler County: 41,163 USDWhite County: 66,962 USDWhitfield County: 63,111 USDWilcox County: 45,726 USDWilkes County: 48,635 USDWilkinson County: 51,498 USDWorth County: 50,830 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Forsyth County: 136,347 USDForsyth County136,347Oconee County: 114,230 USDOconee County114,230Fayette County: 108,579 USDFayette County108,579Cherokee County: 104,220 USDCherokee County104,220Cobb County: 99,134 USDCobb County99,134Bryan County: 97,746 USDBryan County97,746Columbia County: 97,031 USDColumbia County97,031Fulton County: 94,510 USDFulton County94,510Paulding County: 93,773 USDPaulding County93,773Coweta County: 93,326 USDCoweta County93,326Harris County: 91,977 USDHarris County91,977Dawson County: 89,330 USDDawson County89,330Jackson County: 84,439 USDJackson County84,439Gwinnett County: 84,076 USDGwinnett County84,076Effingham County: 83,900 USDEffingham County83,900Henry County: 80,908 USDHenry County80,908Lee County: 80,806 USDLee County80,806Monroe County: 80,692 USDMonroe County80,692Pike County: 80,652 USDPike County80,652Greene County: 79,890 USDGreene County79,890Walton County: 79,829 USDWalton County79,829Douglas County: 79,672 USDDouglas County79,672Bartow County: 78,771 USDBartow County78,771Hall County: 78,309 USDHall County78,309Pickens County: 78,032 USDPickens County78,032DeKalb County: 77,722 USDDeKalb County77,722Newton County: 76,151 USDNewton County76,151Rockdale County: 76,081 USDRockdale County76,081Houston County: 75,266 USDHouston County75,266Lumpkin County: 72,676 USDLumpkin County72,676Camden County: 72,185 USDCamden County72,185Barrow County: 72,075 USDBarrow County72,075Habersham County: 71,753 USDHabersham County71,753Carroll County: 71,083 USDCarroll County71,083Chatham County: 70,556 USDChatham County70,556Catoosa County: 70,315 USDCatoosa County70,315Banks County: 70,067 USDBanks County70,067Glynn County: 70,067 USDGlynn County70,067Morgan County: 69,090 USDMorgan County69,090Peach County: 68,464 USDPeach County68,464Forsyth County: 136,347 USDForsyth County136,347Oconee County: 114,230 USDOconee County114,230Fayette County: 108,579 USDFayette County108,579Cherokee County: 104,220 USDCherokee County104,220Cobb County: 99,134 USDCobb County99,134Bryan County: 97,746 USDBryan County97,746Columbia County: 97,031 USDColumbia County97,031Fulton County: 94,510 USDFulton County94,510Paulding County: 93,773 USDPaulding County93,773Coweta County: 93,326 USDCoweta County93,326Harris County: 91,977 USDHarris County91,977Dawson County: 89,330 USDDawson County89,330Jackson County: 84,439 USDJackson County84,439Gwinnett County: 84,076 USDGwinnett County84,076Effingham County: 83,900 USDEffingham County83,900Henry County: 80,908 USDHenry County80,908Lee County: 80,806 USDLee County80,806Monroe County: 80,692 USDMonroe County80,692Pike County: 80,652 USDPike County80,652Greene County: 79,890 USDGreene County79,890Walton County: 79,829 USDWalton County79,829Douglas County: 79,672 USDDouglas County79,672Bartow County: 78,771 USDBartow County78,771Hall County: 78,309 USDHall County78,309Pickens County: 78,032 USDPickens County78,032DeKalb County: 77,722 USDDeKalb County77,722Newton County: 76,151 USDNewton County76,151Rockdale County: 76,081 USDRockdale County76,081Houston County: 75,266 USDHouston County75,266Lumpkin County: 72,676 USDLumpkin County72,676Camden County: 72,185 USDCamden County72,185Barrow County: 72,075 USDBarrow County72,075Habersham County: 71,753 USDHabersham County71,753Carroll County: 71,083 USDCarroll County71,083Chatham County: 70,556 USDChatham County70,556Catoosa County: 70,315 USDCatoosa County70,315Banks County: 70,067 USDBanks County70,067Glynn County: 70,067 USDGlynn County70,067Morgan County: 69,090 USDMorgan County69,090Peach County: 68,464 USDPeach County68,464
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

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Forsyth County136,347+4.2%
2Oconee County114,230-0.5%
3Fayette County108,579-0.7%
4Cherokee County104,220+4.3%
5Cobb County99,134+2.4%
6Bryan County97,746+5%
7Columbia County97,031+3%
8Fulton County94,510+5.2%
9Paulding County93,773+7.2%
10Coweta County93,326+6.5%
11Harris County91,977+1.5%
12Dawson County89,330+5.7%
13Jackson County84,439+2.8%
14Gwinnett County84,076+0.2%
15Effingham County83,900-4.8%
16Henry County80,908-1.8%
17Lee County80,806-4.1%
18Monroe County80,692+5.6%
19Pike County80,6520%
20Greene County79,890+7.3%
21Walton County79,829-3.9%
22Douglas County79,672+0.5%
23Bartow County78,771-1.6%
24Hall County78,309+2%
25Pickens County78,032+8.4%
26DeKalb County77,722+1.3%
27Newton County76,151+5.6%
28Rockdale County76,081+5.7%
29Houston County75,266+5.7%
30Lumpkin County72,676+1.7%
31Camden County72,185+6.7%
32Barrow County72,075-7.1%
33Habersham County71,753+14.9%
34Carroll County71,083+1.7%
35Chatham County70,556+10.2%
36Catoosa County70,315+5.1%
37Banks County70,067+4.7%
37Glynn County70,067+10.3%
39Morgan County69,090-7.1%
40Peach County68,464+17.1%
41Jasper County67,681+6.2%
42Oglethorpe County67,249+7.6%
43White County66,962+7.8%
44Jones County65,5240%
45Union County65,505+1.4%
46Madison County65,296+11.1%
47Gordon County64,795+1.3%
48Murray County63,836+2.8%
49Lamar County63,622+3.4%
50Long County63,146-11.4%
51Whitfield County63,111+2.3%
52Gilmer County62,317-8.8%
53Crawford County61,519+2%
54Floyd County61,058+7.8%
55Troup County60,839+8.9%
56Schley County60,750+5.6%
57Towns County60,563+2.2%
58Rabun County60,085-5.2%
59Fannin County60,037-0.9%
60Butts County59,622-4.2%
61Haralson County59,384+2.5%
62Putnam County59,068-5.1%
63Bleckley County58,877+5%
64Dade County58,644-1.8%
65Lincoln County58,502-16.2%
66Walker County58,363+9.3%
67Clayton County57,974+0.6%
68Liberty County57,699-3.5%
69Heard County57,670+1.7%
70Chattahoochee County57,550+0.1%
71Brantley County57,325+13.8%
72Laurens County56,867+18.7%
73Spalding County56,834+3.2%
74McIntosh County56,573+10%
75Pierce County56,330+6.9%
76Polk County56,271+2.5%
77Wayne County55,797+9.2%
78Thomas County54,989+5.3%
79Lowndes County54,984+4.5%
80Glascock County54,862-1.2%
81Bulloch County54,787+10.7%
82Lanier County54,586+7.7%
83Clarke County54,550+9.5%
84Upson County54,439+13.3%
85Meriwether County54,428+2.7%
86McDuffie County53,389+5.5%
87Tift County53,295+0.6%
88Montgomery County53,248+10.1%
89Franklin County53,221+6.6%
90Hart County53,100-5.4%
91Irwin County52,918+7.5%
92Muscogee County52,492-2.3%
93Grady County52,456+8%
94Charlton County52,191+8.4%
95Richmond County52,073+4%
96Johnson County51,602+21.1%
97Bibb County51,569+6.2%
98Wilkinson County51,498+3.7%
99Burke County51,388+4%
100Marion County51,270+8.7%
101Chattooga County51,225+1%
102Baldwin County51,206+2.7%
103Appling County51,054-0.3%
104Evans County50,831+12.6%
105Worth County50,830+3.8%
106Miller County50,799+12.4%
107Twiggs County50,700+4%
108Stephens County50,685-2.5%
109Berrien County50,581+3.8%
110Decatur County50,452+8.6%
111Dooly County50,396+9.1%
112Elbert County50,367+2.3%
113Echols County50,311+6.6%
114Cook County50,258+13%
115Coffee County49,804+2.1%
116Seminole County49,423+9.3%
117Candler County49,332+10.9%
118Screven County49,034-7%
119Tattnall County48,998+3.4%
120Bacon County48,915+6.2%
121Toombs County48,866+8.3%
122Washington County48,809+0.7%
123Mitchell County48,774+7.7%
124Wilkes County48,635+2.7%
125Warren County48,308+8.9%
126Baker County47,850-4.5%
127Colquitt County47,821-2.8%
128Jeff Davis County47,635+3.2%
129Brooks County46,796+7.9%
130Taliaferro County46,469+10.3%
131Dodge County46,462+6.1%
132Pulaski County46,123-1.8%
133Emanuel County46,017-2%
134Dougherty County45,863+7.6%
135Jefferson County45,829+3.1%
136Wilcox County45,726+1.8%
137Clinch County45,718+0.3%
138Treutlen County45,699+5%
139Terrell County45,616-14.4%
140Webster County45,036-2.1%
141Atkinson County44,890-2.5%
142Taylor County44,708+1.5%
143Sumter County43,835-1.9%
144Early County43,444+0.1%
145Crisp County43,174-1.6%
146Turner County42,769+4.7%
147Jenkins County42,539+1.7%
148Quitman County42,480+2.3%
149Telfair County42,203+1.6%
150Macon County41,895+4.5%
151Talbot County41,656-7.8%
152Calhoun County41,260+4%
153Stewart County41,227+0.2%
154Wheeler County41,163+14.5%
155Ware County40,901-15.2%
156Ben Hill County40,325-2%
157Hancock County40,099+4%
158Randolph County39,926+1.9%
159Clay County37,858-0.3%

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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.

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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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/georgia-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Clay County, with $37,858 in 2023.

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