Counties in Georgia by median household income

Forsyth County had the highest median household income of 159 counties in 2023, at $138,000. Randolph County had the lowest, at $25,425. The median was $55,714 and the figure for Georgia was $74,664. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest138,000Forsyth County
Lowest25,425Randolph County
Median55,714159 counties
Georgia74,664History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 138,000 USD138,000Oconee CountyOconee County: 115,925 USD115,925Fayette CountyFayette County: 108,986 USD108,986Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 105,442 USD105,442Cobb CountyCobb County: 98,712 USD98,712Columbia CountyColumbia County: 96,122 USD96,122Paulding CountyPaulding County: 94,557 USD94,557Bryan CountyBryan County: 94,234 USD94,234Coweta CountyCoweta County: 94,142 USD94,142Fulton CountyFulton County: 91,490 USD91,490Harris CountyHarris County: 89,184 USD89,184Dawson CountyDawson County: 88,986 USD88,986Lee CountyLee County: 88,024 USD88,024Morgan CountyMorgan County: 85,692 USD85,692Effingham CountyEffingham County: 85,465 USD85,465Jackson CountyJackson County: 85,012 USD85,012Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 84,823 USD84,823Greene CountyGreene County: 84,530 USD84,530Pike CountyPike County: 84,184 USD84,184Monroe CountyMonroe County: 82,863 USD82,863Walton CountyWalton County: 82,381 USD82,381Henry CountyHenry County: 81,612 USD81,612Douglas CountyDouglas County: 80,764 USD80,764Houston CountyHouston County: 80,743 USD80,743Bartow CountyBartow County: 79,431 USD79,431DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 77,683 USD77,683Barrow CountyBarrow County: 77,477 USD77,477Hall CountyHall County: 77,430 USD77,430Pickens CountyPickens County: 75,293 USD75,293Newton CountyNewton County: 73,732 USD73,732Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 72,542 USD72,542Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 72,425 USD72,425Camden CountyCamden County: 72,399 USD72,399Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 72,388 USD72,388Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 72,349 USD72,349Carroll CountyCarroll County: 72,327 USD72,327Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County: 69,784 USD69,784White CountyWhite County: 69,747 USD69,747Chatham CountyChatham County: 69,575 USD69,575Banks CountyBanks County: 68,830 USD68,830
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Forsyth County138,000+4.8%
2Oconee County115,925-0.3%
3Fayette County108,986+2.9%
4Cherokee County105,442+4.6%
5Cobb County98,712+4.7%
6Columbia County96,122+3.8%
7Paulding County94,557+6%
8Bryan County94,234+4%
9Coweta County94,142+4.6%
10Fulton County91,490+6.1%
11Harris County89,184+3.8%
12Dawson County88,986+5.3%
13Lee County88,024+5.3%
14Morgan County85,692+5.1%
15Effingham County85,465+7.5%
16Jackson County85,012+3.6%
17Gwinnett County84,823+3.1%
18Greene County84,530+9%
19Pike County84,184+0.4%
20Monroe County82,863+10.7%
21Walton County82,381+3.7%
22Henry County81,612+2.4%
23Douglas County80,764+5%
24Houston County80,743+4.9%
25Bartow County79,431+6.2%
26DeKalb County77,683+2.2%
27Barrow County77,477+3.2%
28Hall County77,430+4.4%
29Pickens County75,293+3.8%
30Newton County73,732+4.2%
31Gilmer County72,542+3.1%
32Catoosa County72,425+5.1%
33Camden County72,399+6.3%
34Lumpkin County72,388+7.1%
35Rockdale County72,349+4.9%
36Carroll County72,327+8.1%
37Oglethorpe County69,784+4.7%
38White County69,747+5.3%
39Chatham County69,575+5.1%
40Banks County68,830-0.4%
41Glynn County68,546+3.9%
42Lamar County68,457+5.4%
43Peach County68,365+12.2%
44Jones County68,259+3%
45Murray County67,880+12%
46Union County65,697+9.9%
47Habersham County65,622+7.1%
48Haralson County65,016-1.4%
49Long County64,747+14%
50Whitfield County64,262+7.7%
51Putnam County64,163+5.5%
52Heard County62,907-0.1%
53Floyd County62,540+8.1%
54Gordon County61,997+7.7%
55Echols County61,723+0.9%
56Rabun County61,466+7.3%
57Crawford County60,905+6.9%
58Spalding County60,217+5%
59Thomas County60,140+7.5%
60Schley County59,647+12%
61Jasper County59,574+3.8%
62Butts County59,221-1.4%
62Chattahoochee County59,221+11.9%
64Liberty County59,013+7%
65Dade County58,936-1%
66Madison County58,784+9.6%
67Clayton County58,507+4.1%
68Miller County58,407+12%
69Towns County58,400+5.1%
70Fannin County58,073+5.9%
71Hart County57,241-7.3%
72Worth County57,201+1.2%
73Bulloch County56,832+5.9%
74Pierce County56,691+3.3%
75Muscogee County56,622+3.8%
76Dooly County56,545+4.5%
77Meriwether County56,458+7.8%
78Lowndes County55,887+5.8%
78Walker County55,887+6.9%
80Calhoun County55,714+14.5%
81Clinch County55,549+4.1%
82Twiggs County55,439+9.9%
83Baldwin County55,413+1.3%
84Polk County55,308+6.5%
85Glascock County55,250-8.6%
86Troup County54,905+2.4%
87Grady County54,312+4.6%
88Johnson County54,183+13.4%
89Toombs County54,130+14.4%
90McDuffie County54,058-1.3%
91Irwin County53,915+16.2%
92Evans County53,908-2.4%
93Early County53,750+11.2%
94Richmond County53,197+5.1%
95Tift County53,165+1.1%
96Screven County53,017+6.2%
97Bleckley County53,005-5.4%
98Wilkes County52,542+1.5%
99Tattnall County52,351+0.9%
100Clarke County52,267+7.3%
101Franklin County52,264-0.6%
101Stephens County52,264-1.2%
103Mitchell County51,908+12.9%
104Montgomery County51,188+4.2%
105Upson County50,904+4.4%
106Bibb County50,747+3.8%
107Burke County50,739+0.8%
108Lincoln County50,688-0.1%
109Decatur County50,485+6.5%
110Marion County50,484+3.4%
111Candler County50,431+10.8%
112Berrien County50,414+3.6%
113McIntosh County50,348-1.8%
114Bacon County50,310+14.5%
115Coffee County50,175+3.7%
116Dodge County50,152+8.8%
117Cook County50,133+7.3%
118Emanuel County50,053+4.5%
119Elbert County49,727+3.2%
120Laurens County49,705+6.3%
121Colquitt County49,691+5.2%
122Wayne County49,562-0.6%
123Seminole County49,559+7.6%
124Clay County48,715+12.6%
125Charlton County48,534+6%
126Taliaferro County48,036+4.7%
126Wilcox County48,036+2.7%
128Brantley County47,801+19%
129Chattooga County47,785+9.7%
130Pulaski County47,688+12.1%
131Brooks County47,656+12.8%
132Dougherty County46,784+2.5%
133Warren County46,776+3.7%
134Wilkinson County46,673+14.5%
135Jefferson County46,561-0.6%
136Wheeler County45,262+24.5%
137Talbot County45,098-6.2%
138Telfair County44,948+7.5%
139Ware County44,833+1.6%
140Baker County44,405-2.2%
141Lanier County44,361+11%
142Washington County44,009+0.5%
143Terrell County43,812+0.7%
144Treutlen County43,750+13.2%
145Appling County43,728+1.1%
146Crisp County42,745-9.9%
147Sumter County41,877+7.7%
148Taylor County41,743+2.5%
149Jeff Davis County40,879-2.2%
150Webster County40,764+16.5%
151Turner County39,565-0.3%
152Ben Hill County39,081+2.2%
153Atkinson County38,438+1.1%
154Macon County37,177+9.5%
155Jenkins County36,906+17.3%
156Quitman County36,838-5.3%
157Stewart County35,000-18.8%
158Hancock County33,182+4.5%
159Randolph County25,425+3.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Forsyth County, with $138,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Randolph County, with $25,425 in 2023.

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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