Counties in Georgia by personal income

Fulton County had the highest personal income of 159 counties in 2016, at $78.82 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $49.51 million. The median was $752.19 million and the figure for Georgia was $441.28 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest78,822.7Fulton County
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Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 585.3 USD millionAtkinson County: 221.3 USD millionBacon County: 336.8 USD millionBaker County: 106.2 USD millionBaldwin County: 1,368 USD millionBanks County: 597.2 USD millionBarrow County: 2,630.7 USD millionBartow County: 3,706 USD millionBen Hill County: 501.3 USD millionBerrien County: 557.4 USD millionBibb County: 5,778.6 USD millionBleckley County: 406.3 USD millionBrantley County: 478.9 USD millionBrooks County: 510 USD millionBryan County: 1,782.6 USD millionBulloch County: 2,264.5 USD millionBurke County: 752.2 USD millionButts County: 735 USD millionCalhoun County: 148.4 USD millionCamden County: 1,794.1 USD millionCandler County: 311.4 USD millionCarroll County: 4,153.4 USD millionCatoosa County: 2,159.2 USD millionCharlton County: 294.6 USD millionChatham County: 12,408.7 USD millionChattahoochee County: 303.8 USD millionChattooga County: 698.1 USD millionCherokee County: 11,774.4 USD millionClarke County: 3,885.3 USD millionClay County: 90 USD millionClayton County: 7,373.7 USD millionClinch County: 233.9 USD millionCobb County: 38,826 USD millionCoffee County: 1,254.6 USD millionColquitt County: 1,363.7 USD millionColumbia County: 6,947.6 USD millionCook County: 511.5 USD millionCoweta County: 6,106 USD millionCrawford County: 388.7 USD millionCrisp County: 676.3 USD millionDade County: 516.3 USD millionDawson County: 1,006.2 USD millionDecatur County: 882.7 USD millionDeKalb County: 33,882.3 USD millionDodge County: 586.9 USD millionDooly County: 385.3 USD millionDougherty County: 2,964.2 USD millionDouglas County: 4,724 USD millionEarly County: 358.4 USD millionEchols County: 97.5 USD millionEffingham County: 2,269.9 USD millionElbert County: 632.9 USD millionEmanuel County: 668.6 USD millionEvans County: 345.4 USD millionFannin County: 821.9 USD millionFayette County: 6,543.4 USD millionFloyd County: 3,435.3 USD millionForsyth County: 13,420.8 USD millionFranklin County: 756.2 USD millionFulton County: 78,822.7 USD millionGilmer County: 975.7 USD millionGlascock County: 95.7 USD millionGlynn County: 3,494.5 USD millionGordon County: 1,847.9 USD millionGrady County: 765.9 USD millionGreene County: 856.4 USD millionGwinnett County: 35,235.4 USD millionHabersham County: 1,405.7 USD millionHall County: 7,851.7 USD millionHancock County: 232.5 USD millionHaralson County: 976.4 USD millionHarris County: 1,480.8 USD millionHart County: 860.5 USD millionHeard County: 339.9 USD millionHenry County: 8,227.9 USD millionHouston County: 6,061.4 USD millionIrwin County: 286.3 USD millionJackson County: 2,575.4 USD millionJasper County: 487.3 USD millionJeff Davis County: 419.5 USD millionJefferson County: 487.8 USD millionJenkins County: 247.1 USD millionJohnson County: 229.8 USD millionJones County: 995.8 USD millionLamar County: 568.6 USD millionLanier County: 259.9 USD millionLaurens County: 1,639.1 USD millionLee County: 1,266.5 USD millionLiberty County: 2,043 USD millionLincoln County: 269 USD millionLong County: 483.6 USD millionLowndes County: 3,944.2 USD millionLumpkin County: 1,103.7 USD millionMcDuffie County: 717.8 USD millionMcIntosh County: 401.6 USD millionMacon County: 386.8 USD millionMadison County: 991 USD millionMarion County: 221.9 USD millionMeriwether County: 674.4 USD millionMiller County: 219.3 USD millionMitchell County: 727.8 USD millionMonroe County: 1,115 USD millionMontgomery County: 260.5 USD millionMorgan County: 810.5 USD millionMurray County: 1,106.6 USD millionMuscogee County: 7,859 USD millionNewton County: 3,395.3 USD millionOconee County: 2,191.2 USD millionOglethorpe County: 512.8 USD millionPaulding County: 5,530.7 USD millionPeach County: 954.9 USD millionPickens County: 1,363.4 USD millionPierce County: 641.3 USD millionPike County: 669.7 USD millionPolk County: 1,273.3 USD millionPulaski County: 318.5 USD millionPutnam County: 832.6 USD millionQuitman County: 64.2 USD millionRabun County: 636.4 USD millionRandolph County: 206.6 USD millionRichmond County: 6,924.5 USD millionRockdale County: 2,983.8 USD millionSchley County: 148.3 USD millionScreven County: 437.6 USD millionSeminole County: 332.1 USD millionSpalding County: 2,109.8 USD millionStephens County: 905.3 USD millionStewart County: 127 USD millionSumter County: 998.4 USD millionTalbot County: 206.7 USD millionTaliaferro County: 49.5 USD millionTattnall County: 680.7 USD millionTaylor County: 252.3 USD millionTelfair County: 318.6 USD millionTerrell County: 324.6 USD millionThomas County: 1,799.7 USD millionTift County: 1,411.3 USD millionToombs County: 906.7 USD millionTowns County: 402.1 USD millionTreutlen County: 183 USD millionTroup County: 2,392.1 USD millionTurner County: 255.9 USD millionTwiggs County: 293.8 USD millionUnion County: 788.8 USD millionUpson County: 869.5 USD millionWalker County: 2,092.1 USD millionWalton County: 3,366.9 USD millionWare County: 1,120.6 USD millionWarren County: 168.9 USD millionWashington County: 660.9 USD millionWayne County: 859.2 USD millionWebster County: 78.6 USD millionWheeler County: 141.7 USD millionWhite County: 952.1 USD millionWhitfield County: 3,707.9 USD millionWilcox County: 222.6 USD millionWilkes County: 370.2 USD millionWilkinson County: 302.8 USD millionWorth County: 652.1 USD million
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USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Fulton County: 78,822.7 USD millionFulton County78,822.7Cobb County: 38,826 USD millionCobb County38,826Gwinnett County: 35,235.4 USD millionGwinnett County35,235.4DeKalb County: 33,882.3 USD millionDeKalb County33,882.3Forsyth County: 13,420.8 USD millionForsyth County13,420.8Chatham County: 12,408.7 USD millionChatham County12,408.7Cherokee County: 11,774.4 USD millionCherokee County11,774.4Henry County: 8,227.9 USD millionHenry County8,227.9Muscogee County: 7,859 USD millionMuscogee County7,859Hall County: 7,851.7 USD millionHall County7,851.7Clayton County: 7,373.7 USD millionClayton County7,373.7Columbia County: 6,947.6 USD millionColumbia County6,947.6Richmond County: 6,924.5 USD millionRichmond County6,924.5Fayette County: 6,543.4 USD millionFayette County6,543.4Coweta County: 6,106 USD millionCoweta County6,106Houston County: 6,061.4 USD millionHouston County6,061.4Bibb County: 5,778.6 USD millionBibb County5,778.6Paulding County: 5,530.7 USD millionPaulding County5,530.7Douglas County: 4,724 USD millionDouglas County4,724Carroll County: 4,153.4 USD millionCarroll County4,153.4Lowndes County: 3,944.2 USD millionLowndes County3,944.2Clarke County: 3,885.3 USD millionClarke County3,885.3Whitfield County: 3,707.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,707.9Bartow County: 3,706 USD millionBartow County3,706Glynn County: 3,494.5 USD millionGlynn County3,494.5Floyd County: 3,435.3 USD millionFloyd County3,435.3Newton County: 3,395.3 USD millionNewton County3,395.3Walton County: 3,366.9 USD millionWalton County3,366.9Rockdale County: 2,983.8 USD millionRockdale County2,983.8Dougherty County: 2,964.2 USD millionDougherty County2,964.2Barrow County: 2,630.7 USD millionBarrow County2,630.7Jackson County: 2,575.4 USD millionJackson County2,575.4Troup County: 2,392.1 USD millionTroup County2,392.1Effingham County: 2,269.9 USD millionEffingham County2,269.9Bulloch County: 2,264.5 USD millionBulloch County2,264.5Oconee County: 2,191.2 USD millionOconee County2,191.2Catoosa County: 2,159.2 USD millionCatoosa County2,159.2Spalding County: 2,109.8 USD millionSpalding County2,109.8Walker County: 2,092.1 USD millionWalker County2,092.1Liberty County: 2,043 USD millionLiberty County2,043Fulton County: 78,822.7 USD millionFulton County78,822.7Cobb County: 38,826 USD millionCobb County38,826Gwinnett County: 35,235.4 USD millionGwinnett County35,235.4DeKalb County: 33,882.3 USD millionDeKalb County33,882.3Forsyth County: 13,420.8 USD millionForsyth County13,420.8Chatham County: 12,408.7 USD millionChatham County12,408.7Cherokee County: 11,774.4 USD millionCherokee County11,774.4Henry County: 8,227.9 USD millionHenry County8,227.9Muscogee County: 7,859 USD millionMuscogee County7,859Hall County: 7,851.7 USD millionHall County7,851.7Clayton County: 7,373.7 USD millionClayton County7,373.7Columbia County: 6,947.6 USD millionColumbia County6,947.6Richmond County: 6,924.5 USD millionRichmond County6,924.5Fayette County: 6,543.4 USD millionFayette County6,543.4Coweta County: 6,106 USD millionCoweta County6,106Houston County: 6,061.4 USD millionHouston County6,061.4Bibb County: 5,778.6 USD millionBibb County5,778.6Paulding County: 5,530.7 USD millionPaulding County5,530.7Douglas County: 4,724 USD millionDouglas County4,724Carroll County: 4,153.4 USD millionCarroll County4,153.4Lowndes County: 3,944.2 USD millionLowndes County3,944.2Clarke County: 3,885.3 USD millionClarke County3,885.3Whitfield County: 3,707.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,707.9Bartow County: 3,706 USD millionBartow County3,706Glynn County: 3,494.5 USD millionGlynn County3,494.5Floyd County: 3,435.3 USD millionFloyd County3,435.3Newton County: 3,395.3 USD millionNewton County3,395.3Walton County: 3,366.9 USD millionWalton County3,366.9Rockdale County: 2,983.8 USD millionRockdale County2,983.8Dougherty County: 2,964.2 USD millionDougherty County2,964.2Barrow County: 2,630.7 USD millionBarrow County2,630.7Jackson County: 2,575.4 USD millionJackson County2,575.4Troup County: 2,392.1 USD millionTroup County2,392.1Effingham County: 2,269.9 USD millionEffingham County2,269.9Bulloch County: 2,264.5 USD millionBulloch County2,264.5Oconee County: 2,191.2 USD millionOconee County2,191.2Catoosa County: 2,159.2 USD millionCatoosa County2,159.2Spalding County: 2,109.8 USD millionSpalding County2,109.8Walker County: 2,092.1 USD millionWalker County2,092.1Liberty County: 2,043 USD millionLiberty County2,043
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Fulton County78,822.7+6.4%
2Cobb County38,826+4.7%
3Gwinnett County35,235.4+3.8%
4DeKalb County33,882.3+4.4%
5Forsyth County13,420.8+7.4%
6Chatham County12,408.7+0.9%
7Cherokee County11,774.4+8.1%
8Henry County8,227.9+5.3%
9Muscogee County7,859+1.2%
10Hall County7,851.7+5%
11Clayton County7,373.7+4%
12Columbia County6,947.6+5%
13Richmond County6,924.5+1.1%
14Fayette County6,543.4+6.1%
15Coweta County6,106+6.5%
16Houston County6,061.4+2.4%
17Bibb County5,778.6+0.9%
18Paulding County5,530.7+6.4%
19Douglas County4,724+3.4%
20Carroll County4,153.4+5.2%
21Lowndes County3,944.2+3.6%
22Clarke County3,885.3+4.3%
23Whitfield County3,707.9+2.4%
24Bartow County3,706+4.7%
25Glynn County3,494.5+1.9%
26Floyd County3,435.3+2.8%
27Newton County3,395.3+4%
28Walton County3,366.9+5.6%
29Rockdale County2,983.8+2.5%
30Dougherty County2,964.2+0.3%
31Barrow County2,630.7+4.8%
32Jackson County2,575.4+11%
33Troup County2,392.1+1.9%
34Effingham County2,269.9+5%
35Bulloch County2,264.5+3.7%
36Oconee County2,191.2+4.3%
37Catoosa County2,159.2+2.1%
38Spalding County2,109.8+4.5%
39Walker County2,092.1+2.2%
40Liberty County2,043+0.2%
41Gordon County1,847.9+1.6%
42Thomas County1,799.7-0.3%
43Camden County1,794.1+4.5%
44Bryan County1,782.6+5.6%
45Laurens County1,639.1+4%
46Harris County1,480.8+4.6%
47Tift County1,411.3-3.3%
48Habersham County1,405.7+3.1%
49Baldwin County1,3680%
50Colquitt County1,363.7+1.3%
51Pickens County1,363.4+7.7%
52Polk County1,273.3+4.8%
53Lee County1,266.5+2.1%
54Coffee County1,254.60%
55Ware County1,120.6+3.4%
56Monroe County1,115+1.8%
57Murray County1,106.6+2.1%
58Lumpkin County1,103.7+3.2%
59Dawson County1,006.2+8.4%
60Sumter County998.4+1.2%
61Jones County995.8+1.2%
62Madison County991+1.9%
63Haralson County976.4+3.8%
64Gilmer County975.7+0.7%
65Peach County954.9+1.7%
66White County952.1+2.9%
67Toombs County906.7+1.3%
68Stephens County905.3-1.9%
69Decatur County882.7+1.1%
70Upson County869.5+3.9%
71Hart County860.5-0.2%
72Wayne County859.2-0.9%
73Greene County856.4+6.5%
74Putnam County832.6+4.6%
75Fannin County821.9+5.9%
76Morgan County810.5+4.1%
77Union County788.8+5.2%
78Grady County765.9+0.5%
79Franklin County756.2-3.2%
80Burke County752.2+0.6%
81Butts County735+3.1%
82Mitchell County727.8-0.6%
83McDuffie County717.8+2.5%
84Chattooga County698.1+0.3%
85Tattnall County680.7-3.3%
86Crisp County676.3+2.4%
87Meriwether County674.4+3.3%
88Pike County669.7+7.2%
89Emanuel County668.6+1.2%
90Washington County660.9+1.2%
91Worth County652.1+3%
92Pierce County641.3+4%
93Rabun County636.4+8.1%
94Elbert County632.9+1.3%
95Banks County597.2+0.7%
96Dodge County586.9+1%
97Appling County585.3+0.7%
98Lamar County568.6+3.3%
99Berrien County557.4+1.2%
100Dade County516.30%
101Oglethorpe County512.8+0.1%
102Cook County511.5+1.3%
103Brooks County510+1.6%
104Ben Hill County501.3-3.1%
105Jefferson County487.8+4%
106Jasper County487.3+6%
107Long County483.6-0.2%
108Brantley County478.9+3.4%
109Screven County437.6+2.9%
110Jeff Davis County419.5-2.2%
111Bleckley County406.3-0.6%
112Towns County402.1+5.8%
113McIntosh County401.6+3.6%
114Crawford County388.7-0.4%
115Macon County386.8-4.4%
116Dooly County385.3+7.7%
117Wilkes County370.2+1.8%
118Early County358.4+1.4%
119Evans County345.4+0.3%
120Heard County339.9+3%
121Bacon County336.8+2.5%
122Seminole County332.1-1.6%
123Terrell County324.6+1.6%
124Telfair County318.6+1.2%
125Pulaski County318.5+2.1%
126Candler County311.4+2.8%
127Chattahoochee County303.8-5.1%
128Wilkinson County302.8+0.1%
129Charlton County294.6-0.1%
130Twiggs County293.8+2.9%
131Irwin County286.3+0.8%
132Lincoln County269+3.6%
133Montgomery County260.5+2.4%
134Lanier County259.9+2.4%
135Turner County255.9-3.7%
136Taylor County252.3+12.6%
137Jenkins County247.1+1.4%
138Clinch County233.9+2.1%
139Hancock County232.5+3%
140Johnson County229.8+2.6%
141Wilcox County222.6-1.2%
142Marion County221.9+0.7%
143Atkinson County221.3-2.3%
144Miller County219.3+1.6%
145Talbot County206.7+4.6%
146Randolph County206.6+0.9%
147Treutlen County183+0.8%
148Warren County168.9+1%
149Calhoun County148.4+1.8%
150Schley County148.3-2.4%
151Wheeler County141.7+1%
152Stewart County127+3.3%
153Baker County106.2+1.2%
154Echols County97.5-4.7%
155Glascock County95.7+3.4%
156Clay County90+4.1%
157Webster County78.6+2%
158Quitman County64.2+2.5%
159Taliaferro County49.5-7%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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