Counties in Georgia by per capita personal income

Fulton County had the highest per capita personal income of 159 counties in 2017, at $83,409. Wheeler County had the lowest, at $18,974. The median was $34,027 and the figure for Georgia was $44,860. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest83,409Fulton County
Lowest18,974Wheeler County
Median34,027159 counties
Georgia44,860History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 33,147 USDAtkinson County: 29,099 USDBacon County: 31,165 USDBaker County: 35,366 USDBaldwin County: 32,413 USDBanks County: 36,775 USDBarrow County: 36,083 USDBartow County: 36,770 USDBen Hill County: 28,813 USDBerrien County: 32,198 USDBibb County: 38,296 USDBleckley County: 33,583 USDBrantley County: 27,186 USDBrooks County: 32,285 USDBryan County: 46,383 USDBulloch County: 31,041 USDBurke County: 32,382 USDButts County: 32,435 USDCalhoun County: 26,170 USDCamden County: 35,589 USDCandler County: 30,863 USDCarroll County: 37,528 USDCatoosa County: 33,777 USDCharlton County: 25,426 USDChatham County: 44,377 USDChattahoochee County: 34,177 USDChattooga County: 29,498 USDCherokee County: 49,695 USDClarke County: 31,889 USDClay County: 30,914 USDClayton County: 26,306 USDClinch County: 34,763 USDCobb County: 55,138 USDCoffee County: 31,174 USDColquitt County: 31,966 USDColumbia County: 48,882 USDCook County: 30,886 USDCoweta County: 46,039 USDCrawford County: 33,713 USDCrisp County: 33,387 USDDade County: 33,366 USDDawson County: 43,923 USDDecatur County: 31,223 USDDeKalb County: 48,699 USDDodge County: 30,016 USDDooly County: 33,059 USDDougherty County: 33,691 USDDouglas County: 34,736 USDEarly County: 33,353 USDEchols County: 28,432 USDEffingham County: 40,735 USDElbert County: 34,344 USDEmanuel County: 31,610 USDEvans County: 32,837 USDFannin County: 36,085 USDFayette County: 59,952 USDFloyd County: 36,171 USDForsyth County: 61,408 USDFranklin County: 35,228 USDFulton County: 83,409 USDGilmer County: 34,563 USDGlascock County: 33,029 USDGlynn County: 44,117 USDGordon County: 36,082 USDGrady County: 30,560 USDGreene County: 54,393 USDGwinnett County: 39,632 USDHabersham County: 32,824 USDHall County: 42,772 USDHancock County: 27,648 USDHaralson County: 35,165 USDHarris County: 46,490 USDHart County: 36,504 USDHeard County: 31,404 USDHenry County: 37,810 USDHouston County: 40,513 USDIrwin County: 31,120 USDJackson County: 40,975 USDJasper County: 38,585 USDJeff Davis County: 28,710 USDJefferson County: 32,049 USDJenkins County: 28,665 USDJohnson County: 25,095 USDJones County: 36,576 USDLamar County: 32,920 USDLanier County: 27,698 USDLaurens County: 34,650 USDLee County: 42,017 USDLiberty County: 33,484 USDLincoln County: 36,587 USDLong County: 31,466 USDLowndes County: 35,446 USDLumpkin County: 36,497 USDMcDuffie County: 34,404 USDMcIntosh County: 35,539 USDMacon County: 31,954 USDMadison County: 36,200 USDMarion County: 30,034 USDMeriwether County: 33,527 USDMiller County: 37,847 USDMitchell County: 33,793 USDMonroe County: 42,846 USDMontgomery County: 30,049 USDMorgan County: 47,257 USDMurray County: 29,336 USDMuscogee County: 39,941 USDNewton County: 32,810 USDOconee County: 62,471 USDOglethorpe County: 37,306 USDPaulding County: 37,463 USDPeach County: 36,827 USDPickens County: 45,919 USDPierce County: 34,665 USDPike County: 38,558 USDPolk County: 30,844 USDPulaski County: 32,656 USDPutnam County: 41,272 USDQuitman County: 28,881 USDRabun County: 40,998 USDRandolph County: 31,559 USDRichmond County: 35,347 USDRockdale County: 33,217 USDSchley County: 33,063 USDScreven County: 32,518 USDSeminole County: 36,992 USDSpalding County: 33,025 USDStephens County: 35,839 USDStewart County: 24,812 USDSumter County: 34,494 USDTalbot County: 35,754 USDTaliaferro County: 32,643 USDTattnall County: 30,525 USDTaylor County: 29,656 USDTelfair County: 23,916 USDTerrell County: 35,391 USDThomas County: 41,091 USDTift County: 35,082 USDToombs County: 33,536 USDTowns County: 36,103 USDTreutlen County: 30,024 USDTroup County: 34,693 USDTurner County: 30,185 USDTwiggs County: 37,545 USDUnion County: 36,787 USDUpson County: 32,430 USDWalker County: 32,470 USDWalton County: 39,061 USDWare County: 32,143 USDWarren County: 32,723 USDWashington County: 34,186 USDWayne County: 29,677 USDWebster County: 34,027 USDWheeler County: 18,974 USDWhite County: 37,509 USDWhitfield County: 36,287 USDWilcox County: 26,456 USDWilkes County: 40,224 USDWilkinson County: 34,068 USDWorth County: 31,959 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Fulton County: 83,409 USDFulton County83,409Oconee County: 62,471 USDOconee County62,471Forsyth County: 61,408 USDForsyth County61,408Fayette County: 59,952 USDFayette County59,952Cobb County: 55,138 USDCobb County55,138Greene County: 54,393 USDGreene County54,393Cherokee County: 49,695 USDCherokee County49,695Columbia County: 48,882 USDColumbia County48,882DeKalb County: 48,699 USDDeKalb County48,699Morgan County: 47,257 USDMorgan County47,257Harris County: 46,490 USDHarris County46,490Bryan County: 46,383 USDBryan County46,383Coweta County: 46,039 USDCoweta County46,039Pickens County: 45,919 USDPickens County45,919Chatham County: 44,377 USDChatham County44,377Glynn County: 44,117 USDGlynn County44,117Dawson County: 43,923 USDDawson County43,923Monroe County: 42,846 USDMonroe County42,846Hall County: 42,772 USDHall County42,772Lee County: 42,017 USDLee County42,017Putnam County: 41,272 USDPutnam County41,272Thomas County: 41,091 USDThomas County41,091Rabun County: 40,998 USDRabun County40,998Jackson County: 40,975 USDJackson County40,975Effingham County: 40,735 USDEffingham County40,735Houston County: 40,513 USDHouston County40,513Wilkes County: 40,224 USDWilkes County40,224Muscogee County: 39,941 USDMuscogee County39,941Gwinnett County: 39,632 USDGwinnett County39,632Walton County: 39,061 USDWalton County39,061Jasper County: 38,585 USDJasper County38,585Pike County: 38,558 USDPike County38,558Bibb County: 38,296 USDBibb County38,296Miller County: 37,847 USDMiller County37,847Henry County: 37,810 USDHenry County37,810Twiggs County: 37,545 USDTwiggs County37,545Carroll County: 37,528 USDCarroll County37,528White County: 37,509 USDWhite County37,509Paulding County: 37,463 USDPaulding County37,463Oglethorpe County: 37,306 USDOglethorpe County37,306Fulton County: 83,409 USDFulton County83,409Oconee County: 62,471 USDOconee County62,471Forsyth County: 61,408 USDForsyth County61,408Fayette County: 59,952 USDFayette County59,952Cobb County: 55,138 USDCobb County55,138Greene County: 54,393 USDGreene County54,393Cherokee County: 49,695 USDCherokee County49,695Columbia County: 48,882 USDColumbia County48,882DeKalb County: 48,699 USDDeKalb County48,699Morgan County: 47,257 USDMorgan County47,257Harris County: 46,490 USDHarris County46,490Bryan County: 46,383 USDBryan County46,383Coweta County: 46,039 USDCoweta County46,039Pickens County: 45,919 USDPickens County45,919Chatham County: 44,377 USDChatham County44,377Glynn County: 44,117 USDGlynn County44,117Dawson County: 43,923 USDDawson County43,923Monroe County: 42,846 USDMonroe County42,846Hall County: 42,772 USDHall County42,772Lee County: 42,017 USDLee County42,017Putnam County: 41,272 USDPutnam County41,272Thomas County: 41,091 USDThomas County41,091Rabun County: 40,998 USDRabun County40,998Jackson County: 40,975 USDJackson County40,975Effingham County: 40,735 USDEffingham County40,735Houston County: 40,513 USDHouston County40,513Wilkes County: 40,224 USDWilkes County40,224Muscogee County: 39,941 USDMuscogee County39,941Gwinnett County: 39,632 USDGwinnett County39,632Walton County: 39,061 USDWalton County39,061Jasper County: 38,585 USDJasper County38,585Pike County: 38,558 USDPike County38,558Bibb County: 38,296 USDBibb County38,296Miller County: 37,847 USDMiller County37,847Henry County: 37,810 USDHenry County37,810Twiggs County: 37,545 USDTwiggs County37,545Carroll County: 37,528 USDCarroll County37,528White County: 37,509 USDWhite County37,509Paulding County: 37,463 USDPaulding County37,463Oglethorpe County: 37,306 USDOglethorpe County37,306
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

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Fulton County83,409+7.8%
2Oconee County62,471+6.9%
3Forsyth County61,408+1.6%
4Fayette County59,952+4%
5Cobb County55,138+6.6%
6Greene County54,393+8%
7Cherokee County49,695+2.8%
8Columbia County48,882+2.3%
9DeKalb County48,699+7.6%
10Morgan County47,257+7.6%
11Harris County46,490+3.2%
12Bryan County46,383+0.3%
13Coweta County46,039+4%
14Pickens County45,919+3.7%
15Chatham County44,377+4.6%
16Glynn County44,117+5.5%
17Dawson County43,923+3.1%
18Monroe County42,846+3.3%
19Hall County42,772+5.8%
20Lee County42,017+3%
21Putnam County41,272+5.4%
22Thomas County41,091+4.7%
23Rabun County40,998+4.8%
24Jackson County40,975+4%
25Effingham County40,735+4.6%
26Houston County40,513+2.8%
27Wilkes County40,224+5.6%
28Muscogee County39,941+3.1%
29Gwinnett County39,632+2.9%
30Walton County39,061+4.5%
31Jasper County38,585+9.9%
32Pike County38,558+2.4%
33Bibb County38,296+3.3%
34Miller County37,847+5.3%
35Henry County37,810+2.3%
36Twiggs County37,545+4.9%
37Carroll County37,528+3.7%
38White County37,509+6.1%
39Paulding County37,463+3.7%
40Oglethorpe County37,306+4.7%
41Seminole County36,992+1.4%
42Peach County36,827+4.8%
43Union County36,787+4.1%
44Banks County36,775+7.6%
45Bartow County36,770+2.5%
46Lincoln County36,587+4.2%
47Jones County36,576+4%
48Hart County36,504+6.5%
49Lumpkin County36,497+2.7%
50Whitfield County36,287+1.4%
51Madison County36,200+4.9%
52Floyd County36,171+1.8%
53Towns County36,103+4.2%
54Fannin County36,085+7%
55Barrow County36,083+4.3%
56Gordon County36,082+10%
57Stephens County35,839+3.4%
58Talbot County35,754+5.5%
59Camden County35,589+3.7%
60McIntosh County35,539+5.7%
61Lowndes County35,446+2.9%
62Terrell County35,391+1.1%
63Baker County35,366+3.5%
64Richmond County35,347+4.6%
65Franklin County35,228+3.9%
66Haralson County35,165+3.2%
67Tift County35,082+1.9%
68Clinch County34,763+1.9%
69Douglas County34,736+2.7%
70Troup County34,693+0.8%
71Pierce County34,665+4.1%
72Laurens County34,650+2.6%
73Gilmer County34,563+4.7%
74Sumter County34,494+5.5%
75McDuffie County34,404+4.3%
76Elbert County34,344+4.8%
77Washington County34,186+4.6%
78Chattahoochee County34,177+5.3%
79Wilkinson County34,068+1.6%
80Webster County34,027+6.4%
81Mitchell County33,793+4.5%
82Catoosa County33,777+3.7%
83Crawford County33,713+5.4%
84Dougherty County33,691+1.9%
85Bleckley County33,583+4.4%
86Toombs County33,536+0.6%
87Meriwether County33,527+3%
88Liberty County33,484+3.4%
89Crisp County33,387+6.8%
90Dade County33,366+5.6%
91Early County33,353+0.4%
92Rockdale County33,217+0.9%
93Appling County33,147+4.6%
94Schley County33,063+6.2%
95Dooly County33,059+8.1%
96Glascock County33,029+0.7%
97Spalding County33,025+1%
98Lamar County32,920+4.3%
99Evans County32,837+1.8%
100Habersham County32,824+3.2%
101Newton County32,810+2.6%
102Warren County32,723+3.6%
103Pulaski County32,656+7.4%
104Taliaferro County32,643+6.7%
105Screven County32,518+4.5%
106Walker County32,470+4%
107Butts County32,435+5.1%
108Upson County32,430+0.7%
109Baldwin County32,413+5.3%
110Burke County32,382+2.7%
111Brooks County32,285+3.1%
112Berrien County32,198+5%
113Ware County32,143+3.1%
114Jefferson County32,049+5.3%
115Colquitt County31,966+7%
116Worth County31,959+3.9%
117Macon County31,954+7.9%
118Clarke County31,889+2.8%
119Emanuel County31,610+6.6%
120Randolph County31,559+6.4%
121Long County31,466+3.9%
122Heard County31,404+3.9%
123Decatur County31,223+0.8%
124Coffee County31,174+6.4%
125Bacon County31,165+4.7%
126Irwin County31,120+3%
127Bulloch County31,041+2.7%
128Clay County30,914+2.8%
129Cook County30,886+3.4%
130Candler County30,863+7.5%
131Polk County30,844+0.8%
132Grady County30,560+3.6%
133Tattnall County30,525+6.7%
134Turner County30,185+2.2%
135Montgomery County30,049+0.6%
136Marion County30,034+6.6%
137Treutlen County30,024+5.8%
138Dodge County30,016+4.8%
139Wayne County29,677+4%
140Taylor County29,656-4.8%
141Chattooga County29,498+5.3%
142Murray County29,336+4.2%
143Atkinson County29,099+8.2%
144Quitman County28,881+3.4%
145Ben Hill County28,813+1.1%
146Jeff Davis County28,710+0.6%
147Jenkins County28,665+1.9%
148Echols County28,432+9.5%
149Lanier County27,698+6%
150Hancock County27,648+4.5%
151Brantley County27,186+0.3%
152Wilcox County26,456+6.7%
153Clayton County26,306+0.7%
154Calhoun County26,170+5.1%
155Charlton County25,426+6.1%
156Johnson County25,095+2.3%
157Stewart County24,812+3.1%
158Telfair County23,916+4.3%
159Wheeler County18,974+4.8%

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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.

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Georgia by per capita personal income, 2017. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/georgia-counties?period=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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