Counties in Georgia by median household income

Forsyth County had the highest median household income of 159 counties in 2021, at $120,999. Wheeler County had the lowest, at $26,776. The median was $49,325 and the figure for Georgia was $65,030. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest120,999Forsyth County
Lowest26,776Wheeler County
Median49,325159 counties
Georgia65,030History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 120,999 USD120,999Oconee CountyOconee County: 106,165 USD106,165Fayette CountyFayette County: 96,084 USD96,084Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 90,681 USD90,681Cobb CountyCobb County: 86,013 USD86,013Columbia CountyColumbia County: 85,928 USD85,928Coweta CountyCoweta County: 83,486 USD83,486Harris CountyHarris County: 82,244 USD82,244Bryan CountyBryan County: 81,032 USD81,032Paulding CountyPaulding County: 80,234 USD80,234Fulton CountyFulton County: 77,635 USD77,635Dawson CountyDawson County: 77,630 USD77,630Pike CountyPike County: 76,152 USD76,152Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 75,853 USD75,853Lee CountyLee County: 74,935 USD74,935Henry CountyHenry County: 73,491 USD73,491Jackson CountyJackson County: 73,455 USD73,455Effingham CountyEffingham County: 72,279 USD72,279Walton CountyWalton County: 71,692 USD71,692Pickens CountyPickens County: 71,637 USD71,637Morgan CountyMorgan County: 71,000 USD71,000Houston CountyHouston County: 70,313 USD70,313DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 69,423 USD69,423Barrow CountyBarrow County: 68,365 USD68,365Douglas CountyDouglas County: 67,731 USD67,731Hall CountyHall County: 67,571 USD67,571Monroe CountyMonroe County: 67,154 USD67,154Greene CountyGreene County: 65,759 USD65,759Bartow CountyBartow County: 65,559 USD65,559Newton CountyNewton County: 64,767 USD64,767White CountyWhite County: 64,729 USD64,729Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 64,230 USD64,230Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 64,179 USD64,179Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 62,669 USD62,669Carroll CountyCarroll County: 62,498 USD62,498Jones CountyJones County: 61,701 USD61,701Camden CountyCamden County: 61,636 USD61,636Chatham CountyChatham County: 61,064 USD61,064Glynn CountyGlynn County: 60,775 USD60,775Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 60,504 USD60,504
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Forsyth County120,999
2Oconee County106,165
3Fayette County96,084
4Cherokee County90,681
5Cobb County86,013
6Columbia County85,928
7Coweta County83,486
8Harris County82,244
9Bryan County81,032
10Paulding County80,234
11Fulton County77,635
12Dawson County77,630
13Pike County76,152
14Gwinnett County75,853
15Lee County74,935
16Henry County73,491
17Jackson County73,455
18Effingham County72,279
19Walton County71,692
20Pickens County71,637
21Morgan County71,000
22Houston County70,313
23DeKalb County69,423
24Barrow County68,365
25Douglas County67,731
26Hall County67,571
27Monroe County67,154
28Greene County65,759
29Bartow County65,559
30Newton County64,767
31White County64,729
32Rockdale County64,230
33Lumpkin County64,179
34Catoosa County62,669
35Carroll County62,498
36Jones County61,701
37Camden County61,636
38Chatham County61,064
39Glynn County60,775
40Gilmer County60,504
41Oglethorpe County58,791
42Banks County57,893
43Haralson County57,752
44Habersham County56,680
45Putnam County55,757
46Heard County55,635
47Worth County54,791
48Hart County54,506
49Murray County53,821
50Lamar County53,802
51Butts County53,613
52Peach County53,215
53Crawford County53,132
54Glascock County53,125
55Towns County53,084
56Long County52,742
57Union County52,509
58Whitfield County52,439
59Floyd County52,388
60Jasper County52,322
61Thomas County52,315
62Miller County51,983
63Spalding County51,972
64Clayton County51,945
65Madison County51,854
66Pierce County50,820
67McDuffie County50,721
68Liberty County50,617
69Schley County50,586
70Bulloch County50,583
71Muscogee County50,542
72Gordon County50,520
73Baldwin County50,413
74Stephens County50,194
75Chattahoochee County50,018
76Tattnall County49,977
77McIntosh County49,951
78Fannin County49,810
79Franklin County49,636
80Evans County49,325
81Troup County49,042
82Polk County48,958
83Bleckley County48,786
84Montgomery County48,717
85Lowndes County48,703
86Rabun County48,652
87Walker County48,633
88Burke County47,837
89Clinch County47,750
90Grady County47,721
91Dade County47,675
92Marion County47,250
93Meriwether County46,789
94Johnson County46,292
95Tift County46,245
96Richmond County46,237
97Twiggs County45,824
98Cook County45,702
99Charlton County45,494
100Echols County45,151
101Decatur County45,134
102Wayne County45,115
103Pulaski County44,946
104Berrien County44,907
105Coffee County44,450
106Lincoln County44,087
107Clarke County44,070
108Bibb County43,862
109Wilkes County43,859
110Calhoun County43,549
111Mitchell County43,427
112Upson County43,257
113Screven County43,167
114Toombs County42,975
115Telfair County42,971
116Emanuel County42,880
117Laurens County42,315
118Irwin County42,312
119Jefferson County42,238
120Dougherty County42,225
121Colquitt County41,623
122Crisp County41,605
123Wilcox County41,406
124Dodge County41,362
125Talbot County40,719
126Seminole County40,579
127Bacon County40,391
128Elbert County39,904
129Brooks County39,770
130Taliaferro County39,670
131Jeff Davis County39,668
132Early County39,665
133Dooly County39,641
134Appling County39,588
135Ware County39,419
136Washington County39,350
137Stewart County39,020
138Terrell County38,879
139Brantley County38,211
140Chattooga County37,946
141Warren County37,309
142Candler County36,763
143Sumter County36,687
144Taylor County36,293
145Clay County35,893
146Turner County35,828
147Atkinson County35,741
148Treutlen County35,441
149Wilkinson County34,680
150Ben Hill County34,455
151Lanier County33,956
152Hancock County33,946
153Baker County33,417
154Macon County33,163
155Webster County32,083
156Quitman County31,594
157Jenkins County29,061
158Randolph County28,870
159Wheeler County26,776

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Forsyth County, with $120,999 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Wheeler County, with $26,776 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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