Counties in Georgia by per capita personal income

Fulton County had the highest per capita personal income of 159 counties in 2016, at $77,381. Wheeler County had the lowest, at $18,105. The median was $32,793 and the figure for Georgia was $42,765. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest77,381Fulton County
Lowest18,105Wheeler County
Median32,793159 counties
Georgia42,765History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 31,677 USDAtkinson County: 26,903 USDBacon County: 29,763 USDBaker County: 34,183 USDBaldwin County: 30,795 USDBanks County: 34,177 USDBarrow County: 34,579 USDBartow County: 35,876 USDBen Hill County: 28,500 USDBerrien County: 30,654 USDBibb County: 37,056 USDBleckley County: 32,176 USDBrantley County: 27,095 USDBrooks County: 31,327 USDBryan County: 46,230 USDBulloch County: 30,212 USDBurke County: 31,536 USDButts County: 30,874 USDCalhoun County: 24,908 USDCamden County: 34,322 USDCandler County: 28,699 USDCarroll County: 36,175 USDCatoosa County: 32,568 USDCharlton County: 23,973 USDChatham County: 42,429 USDChattahoochee County: 32,461 USDChattooga County: 28,024 USDCherokee County: 48,333 USDClarke County: 31,009 USDClay County: 30,072 USDClayton County: 26,116 USDClinch County: 34,101 USDCobb County: 51,714 USDCoffee County: 29,306 USDColquitt County: 29,862 USDColumbia County: 47,805 USDCook County: 29,859 USDCoweta County: 44,261 USDCrawford County: 31,998 USDCrisp County: 31,259 USDDade County: 31,583 USDDawson County: 42,619 USDDecatur County: 30,987 USDDeKalb County: 45,251 USDDodge County: 28,639 USDDooly County: 30,576 USDDougherty County: 33,056 USDDouglas County: 33,833 USDEarly County: 33,208 USDEchols County: 25,959 USDEffingham County: 38,941 USDElbert County: 32,769 USDEmanuel County: 29,650 USDEvans County: 32,267 USDFannin County: 33,737 USDFayette County: 57,635 USDFloyd County: 35,520 USDForsyth County: 60,451 USDFranklin County: 33,920 USDFulton County: 77,381 USDGilmer County: 33,017 USDGlascock County: 32,793 USDGlynn County: 41,833 USDGordon County: 32,801 USDGrady County: 29,506 USDGreene County: 50,387 USDGwinnett County: 38,520 USDHabersham County: 31,793 USDHall County: 40,410 USDHancock County: 26,448 USDHaralson County: 34,083 USDHarris County: 45,069 USDHart County: 34,264 USDHeard County: 30,220 USDHenry County: 36,956 USDHouston County: 39,394 USDIrwin County: 30,216 USDJackson County: 39,388 USDJasper County: 35,100 USDJeff Davis County: 28,542 USDJefferson County: 30,426 USDJenkins County: 28,143 USDJohnson County: 24,532 USDJones County: 35,170 USDLamar County: 31,552 USDLanier County: 26,128 USDLaurens County: 33,758 USDLee County: 40,787 USDLiberty County: 32,376 USDLincoln County: 35,121 USDLong County: 30,284 USDLowndes County: 34,443 USDLumpkin County: 35,536 USDMcDuffie County: 32,998 USDMcIntosh County: 33,634 USDMacon County: 29,625 USDMadison County: 34,518 USDMarion County: 28,170 USDMeriwether County: 32,565 USDMiller County: 35,958 USDMitchell County: 32,350 USDMonroe County: 41,465 USDMontgomery County: 29,882 USDMorgan County: 43,939 USDMurray County: 28,161 USDMuscogee County: 38,733 USDNewton County: 31,969 USDOconee County: 58,465 USDOglethorpe County: 35,643 USDPaulding County: 36,130 USDPeach County: 35,137 USDPickens County: 44,281 USDPierce County: 33,310 USDPike County: 37,650 USDPolk County: 30,585 USDPulaski County: 30,413 USDPutnam County: 39,153 USDQuitman County: 27,930 USDRabun County: 39,107 USDRandolph County: 29,657 USDRichmond County: 33,801 USDRockdale County: 32,909 USDSchley County: 31,141 USDScreven County: 31,115 USDSeminole County: 36,495 USDSpalding County: 32,695 USDStephens County: 34,660 USDStewart County: 24,064 USDSumter County: 32,710 USDTalbot County: 33,898 USDTaliaferro County: 30,599 USDTattnall County: 28,621 USDTaylor County: 31,165 USDTelfair County: 22,934 USDTerrell County: 35,002 USDThomas County: 39,248 USDTift County: 34,442 USDToombs County: 33,324 USDTowns County: 34,655 USDTreutlen County: 28,376 USDTroup County: 34,416 USDTurner County: 29,528 USDTwiggs County: 35,789 USDUnion County: 35,326 USDUpson County: 32,205 USDWalker County: 31,215 USDWalton County: 37,382 USDWare County: 31,173 USDWarren County: 31,578 USDWashington County: 32,692 USDWayne County: 28,522 USDWebster County: 31,983 USDWheeler County: 18,105 USDWhite County: 35,350 USDWhitfield County: 35,782 USDWilcox County: 24,785 USDWilkes County: 38,085 USDWilkinson County: 33,522 USDWorth County: 30,749 USD
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USD, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Fulton County: 77,381 USDFulton County77,381Forsyth County: 60,451 USDForsyth County60,451Oconee County: 58,465 USDOconee County58,465Fayette County: 57,635 USDFayette County57,635Cobb County: 51,714 USDCobb County51,714Greene County: 50,387 USDGreene County50,387Cherokee County: 48,333 USDCherokee County48,333Columbia County: 47,805 USDColumbia County47,805Bryan County: 46,230 USDBryan County46,230DeKalb County: 45,251 USDDeKalb County45,251Harris County: 45,069 USDHarris County45,069Pickens County: 44,281 USDPickens County44,281Coweta County: 44,261 USDCoweta County44,261Morgan County: 43,939 USDMorgan County43,939Dawson County: 42,619 USDDawson County42,619Chatham County: 42,429 USDChatham County42,429Glynn County: 41,833 USDGlynn County41,833Monroe County: 41,465 USDMonroe County41,465Lee County: 40,787 USDLee County40,787Hall County: 40,410 USDHall County40,410Houston County: 39,394 USDHouston County39,394Jackson County: 39,388 USDJackson County39,388Thomas County: 39,248 USDThomas County39,248Putnam County: 39,153 USDPutnam County39,153Rabun County: 39,107 USDRabun County39,107Effingham County: 38,941 USDEffingham County38,941Muscogee County: 38,733 USDMuscogee County38,733Gwinnett County: 38,520 USDGwinnett County38,520Wilkes County: 38,085 USDWilkes County38,085Pike County: 37,650 USDPike County37,650Walton County: 37,382 USDWalton County37,382Bibb County: 37,056 USDBibb County37,056Henry County: 36,956 USDHenry County36,956Seminole County: 36,495 USDSeminole County36,495Carroll County: 36,175 USDCarroll County36,175Paulding County: 36,130 USDPaulding County36,130Miller County: 35,958 USDMiller County35,958Bartow County: 35,876 USDBartow County35,876Twiggs County: 35,789 USDTwiggs County35,789Whitfield County: 35,782 USDWhitfield County35,782Fulton County: 77,381 USDFulton County77,381Forsyth County: 60,451 USDForsyth County60,451Oconee County: 58,465 USDOconee County58,465Fayette County: 57,635 USDFayette County57,635Cobb County: 51,714 USDCobb County51,714Greene County: 50,387 USDGreene County50,387Cherokee County: 48,333 USDCherokee County48,333Columbia County: 47,805 USDColumbia County47,805Bryan County: 46,230 USDBryan County46,230DeKalb County: 45,251 USDDeKalb County45,251Harris County: 45,069 USDHarris County45,069Pickens County: 44,281 USDPickens County44,281Coweta County: 44,261 USDCoweta County44,261Morgan County: 43,939 USDMorgan County43,939Dawson County: 42,619 USDDawson County42,619Chatham County: 42,429 USDChatham County42,429Glynn County: 41,833 USDGlynn County41,833Monroe County: 41,465 USDMonroe County41,465Lee County: 40,787 USDLee County40,787Hall County: 40,410 USDHall County40,410Houston County: 39,394 USDHouston County39,394Jackson County: 39,388 USDJackson County39,388Thomas County: 39,248 USDThomas County39,248Putnam County: 39,153 USDPutnam County39,153Rabun County: 39,107 USDRabun County39,107Effingham County: 38,941 USDEffingham County38,941Muscogee County: 38,733 USDMuscogee County38,733Gwinnett County: 38,520 USDGwinnett County38,520Wilkes County: 38,085 USDWilkes County38,085Pike County: 37,650 USDPike County37,650Walton County: 37,382 USDWalton County37,382Bibb County: 37,056 USDBibb County37,056Henry County: 36,956 USDHenry County36,956Seminole County: 36,495 USDSeminole County36,495Carroll County: 36,175 USDCarroll County36,175Paulding County: 36,130 USDPaulding County36,130Miller County: 35,958 USDMiller County35,958Bartow County: 35,876 USDBartow County35,876Twiggs County: 35,789 USDTwiggs County35,789Whitfield County: 35,782 USDWhitfield County35,782
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Fulton County77,381+4.6%
2Forsyth County60,451+2.8%
3Oconee County58,465+1%
4Fayette County57,635+4.8%
5Cobb County51,714+3.4%
6Greene County50,387+4.7%
7Cherokee County48,333+5.1%
8Columbia County47,805+2.6%
9Bryan County46,230+1.5%
10DeKalb County45,251+2.6%
11Harris County45,069+3.5%
12Pickens County44,281+5.8%
13Coweta County44,261+5%
14Morgan County43,939+3%
15Dawson County42,619+7.1%
16Chatham County42,429-0.2%
17Glynn County41,833+1%
18Monroe County41,465+1.1%
19Lee County40,787+1.1%
20Hall County40,410+3%
21Houston County39,394+0.7%
22Jackson County39,388+8.1%
23Thomas County39,248-0.9%
24Putnam County39,153+3.8%
25Rabun County39,107+6.6%
26Effingham County38,941+2.3%
27Muscogee County38,733+1.9%
28Gwinnett County38,520+1.7%
29Wilkes County38,085+3.1%
30Pike County37,650+7.4%
31Walton County37,382+3.8%
32Bibb County37,056+1.1%
33Henry County36,956+3.1%
34Seminole County36,495-1.4%
35Carroll County36,175+3.8%
36Paulding County36,130+4.1%
37Miller County35,958+0.5%
38Bartow County35,876+3.3%
39Twiggs County35,789+4.1%
40Whitfield County35,782+1.8%
41Oglethorpe County35,643+0.6%
42Lumpkin County35,536+2.9%
43Floyd County35,520+2.2%
44White County35,350+2.5%
45Union County35,326+2.5%
46Jones County35,170+0.8%
47Peach County35,137+2%
48Lincoln County35,121+2.2%
49Jasper County35,100+5.1%
50Terrell County35,002+2.5%
51Stephens County34,660-2.9%
52Towns County34,655+3.6%
53Barrow County34,579+2.1%
54Madison County34,518+0.6%
55Lowndes County34,443+2.7%
56Tift County34,442-3.5%
57Troup County34,416+1.6%
58Camden County34,322+4.5%
59Hart County34,264-0.1%
60Baker County34,183+1.8%
61Banks County34,177+1.9%
62Clinch County34,101+2.8%
63Haralson County34,083+3.4%
64Franklin County33,920-3.4%
65Talbot County33,898+7.7%
66Douglas County33,833+2.5%
67Richmond County33,801+0.6%
68Laurens County33,758+4%
69Fannin County33,737+3.7%
70McIntosh County33,634+6.2%
71Wilkinson County33,522+0.7%
72Toombs County33,324+1.3%
73Pierce County33,310+3.7%
74Early County33,208+2.1%
75Dougherty County33,056+1.8%
76Gilmer County33,017-0.4%
77McDuffie County32,998+2.2%
78Rockdale County32,909+1.6%
79Gordon County32,801+0.6%
80Glascock County32,793+5.3%
81Elbert County32,769+2.1%
82Sumter County32,710+2%
83Spalding County32,695+3.4%
84Washington County32,692+3.3%
85Catoosa County32,568+1.3%
86Meriwether County32,565+4.2%
87Chattahoochee County32,461+6.3%
88Liberty County32,376-0.1%
89Mitchell County32,350-0.7%
90Evans County32,267+0.7%
91Upson County32,205+3.4%
92Bleckley County32,176-1.6%
93Crawford County31,998+0.5%
94Webster County31,983+4.1%
95Newton County31,969+2.5%
96Habersham County31,793+2.2%
97Appling County31,677+0.6%
98Dade County31,583-0.5%
99Warren County31,578+1.4%
100Lamar County31,552+2.4%
101Burke County31,536-0.2%
102Brooks County31,327+0.7%
103Crisp County31,259+3.7%
104Walker County31,215+2.7%
105Ware County31,173+2.3%
106Taylor County31,165+13.8%
107Schley County31,141-0.5%
108Screven County31,115+3.1%
109Clarke County31,009+3.2%
110Decatur County30,987+1.4%
111Butts County30,874+2.1%
112Baldwin County30,795+1%
113Worth County30,749+2.5%
114Berrien County30,654+2.1%
115Taliaferro County30,599-5.6%
116Polk County30,585+3.8%
117Dooly County30,576+10.8%
118Jefferson County30,426+4.8%
119Pulaski County30,413+4.5%
120Long County30,284-2.1%
121Heard County30,220+3.3%
122Irwin County30,216-1.4%
123Bulloch County30,212+1.5%
124Clay County30,072+6.4%
125Montgomery County29,882+2.3%
126Colquitt County29,862+1.3%
127Cook County29,859+0.7%
128Bacon County29,763+2.1%
129Randolph County29,657+1.3%
130Emanuel County29,650+1.4%
131Macon County29,625-2.4%
132Turner County29,528-4.7%
133Grady County29,506+0.7%
134Coffee County29,306+0.2%
135Candler County28,699+3%
136Dodge County28,639+2.6%
137Tattnall County28,621-2.1%
138Jeff Davis County28,542-1.6%
139Wayne County28,522-2.9%
140Ben Hill County28,500-2.9%
141Treutlen County28,376+2.8%
142Marion County28,170+2.8%
143Murray County28,161+2.4%
144Jenkins County28,143+2.5%
145Chattooga County28,024+0.5%
146Quitman County27,930+0.6%
147Brantley County27,095+4.2%
148Atkinson County26,903-1.7%
149Hancock County26,448+2%
150Lanier County26,128+1.3%
151Clayton County26,116+1.4%
152Echols County25,959-1.7%
153Calhoun County24,908+6%
154Wilcox County24,785+0.6%
155Johnson County24,532+3.6%
156Stewart County24,064+2.9%
157Charlton County23,973+3.8%
158Telfair County22,934+7.2%
159Wheeler County18,1050%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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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