Counties in Georgia by personal income

Fulton County had the highest personal income of 159 counties in 2017, at $86.24 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $52.69 million. The median was $783.01 million and the figure for Georgia was $467.84 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest86,243.8Fulton County
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Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 612.8 USD millionAtkinson County: 237.9 USD millionBacon County: 350.9 USD millionBaker County: 108.5 USD millionBaldwin County: 1,426.9 USD millionBanks County: 649.3 USD millionBarrow County: 2,810.5 USD millionBartow County: 3,862.7 USD millionBen Hill County: 502.3 USD millionBerrien County: 584.8 USD millionBibb County: 5,977.4 USD millionBleckley County: 419.5 USD millionBrantley County: 488.7 USD millionBrooks County: 525.5 USD millionBryan County: 1,862.6 USD millionBulloch County: 2,371.1 USD millionBurke County: 775.9 USD millionButts County: 783 USD millionCalhoun County: 155.1 USD millionCamden County: 1,880.2 USD millionCandler County: 330.7 USD millionCarroll County: 4,347.8 USD millionCatoosa County: 2,246.5 USD millionCharlton County: 308.4 USD millionChatham County: 13,034.2 USD millionChattahoochee County: 320.5 USD millionChattooga County: 732.4 USD millionCherokee County: 12,418.3 USD millionClarke County: 4,055.2 USD millionClay County: 91 USD millionClayton County: 7,566.9 USD millionClinch County: 235.3 USD millionCobb County: 41,668 USD millionCoffee County: 1,332.3 USD millionColquitt County: 1,461.7 USD millionColumbia County: 7,288.4 USD millionCook County: 530.2 USD millionCoweta County: 6,454.3 USD millionCrawford County: 408.5 USD millionCrisp County: 708.7 USD millionDade County: 546.6 USD millionDawson County: 1,069.3 USD millionDecatur County: 899.9 USD millionDeKalb County: 36,688.7 USD millionDodge County: 610.7 USD millionDooly County: 404.1 USD millionDougherty County: 2,989.6 USD millionDouglas County: 4,898.3 USD millionEarly County: 362.6 USD millionEchols County: 104.7 USD millionEffingham County: 2,429.5 USD millionElbert County: 663.8 USD millionEmanuel County: 717.3 USD millionEvans County: 355.7 USD millionFannin County: 885.8 USD millionFayette County: 6,907.9 USD millionFloyd County: 3,524.6 USD millionForsyth County: 14,167.2 USD millionFranklin County: 804.3 USD millionFulton County: 86,243.8 USD millionGilmer County: 1,039.3 USD millionGlascock County: 97.9 USD millionGlynn County: 3,708.1 USD millionGordon County: 2,035.7 USD millionGrady County: 794.4 USD millionGreene County: 943.4 USD millionGwinnett County: 36,843.5 USD millionHabersham County: 1,468.7 USD millionHall County: 8,412.5 USD millionHancock County: 240.9 USD millionHaralson County: 1,021.2 USD millionHarris County: 1,537.2 USD millionHart County: 923.8 USD millionHeard County: 356.9 USD millionHenry County: 8,586.7 USD millionHouston County: 6,310 USD millionIrwin County: 297.4 USD millionJackson County: 2,787.2 USD millionJasper County: 540.4 USD millionJeff Davis County: 423 USD millionJefferson County: 510.8 USD millionJenkins County: 252.1 USD millionJohnson County: 235.6 USD millionJones County: 1,030 USD millionLamar County: 594.9 USD millionLanier County: 273.7 USD millionLaurens County: 1,692 USD millionLee County: 1,326.6 USD millionLiberty County: 2,125.5 USD millionLincoln County: 279 USD millionLong County: 503.8 USD millionLowndes County: 4,096.2 USD millionLumpkin County: 1,182.1 USD millionMcDuffie County: 751.1 USD millionMcIntosh County: 413.1 USD millionMacon County: 407.8 USD millionMadison County: 1,053.8 USD millionMarion County: 232.1 USD millionMeriwether County: 691.1 USD millionMiller County: 229.9 USD millionMitchell County: 756.1 USD millionMonroe County: 1,163.9 USD millionMontgomery County: 261.7 USD millionMorgan County: 887.4 USD millionMurray County: 1,165.5 USD millionMuscogee County: 8,046.1 USD millionNewton County: 3,528 USD millionOconee County: 2,421.3 USD millionOglethorpe County: 540 USD millionPaulding County: 5,879.2 USD millionPeach County: 1,003.7 USD millionPickens County: 1,455.6 USD millionPierce County: 671 USD millionPike County: 696.5 USD millionPolk County: 1,292.3 USD millionPulaski County: 334.5 USD millionPutnam County: 883.3 USD millionQuitman County: 66.5 USD millionRabun County: 668.5 USD millionRandolph County: 213.3 USD millionRichmond County: 7,248.9 USD millionRockdale County: 3,047.3 USD millionSchley County: 157.1 USD millionScreven County: 455.6 USD millionSeminole County: 334.2 USD millionSpalding County: 2,158.3 USD millionStephens County: 942.3 USD millionStewart County: 132.5 USD millionSumter County: 1,036.9 USD millionTalbot County: 212.7 USD millionTaliaferro County: 52.7 USD millionTattnall County: 720.4 USD millionTaylor County: 237.1 USD millionTelfair County: 323.2 USD millionTerrell County: 324.3 USD millionThomas County: 1,876 USD millionTift County: 1,436.1 USD millionToombs County: 903.7 USD millionTowns County: 425 USD millionTreutlen County: 193.3 USD millionTroup County: 2,413.3 USD millionTurner County: 262.9 USD millionTwiggs County: 308.1 USD millionUnion County: 846.7 USD millionUpson County: 878.8 USD millionWalker County: 2,187.2 USD millionWalton County: 3,577.9 USD millionWare County: 1,157.8 USD millionWarren County: 172 USD millionWashington County: 689.2 USD millionWayne County: 888.7 USD millionWebster County: 82.1 USD millionWheeler County: 146.9 USD millionWhite County: 1,023 USD millionWhitfield County: 3,747.9 USD millionWilcox County: 236.8 USD millionWilkes County: 392.9 USD millionWilkinson County: 305.5 USD millionWorth County: 673.9 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Fulton County: 86,243.8 USD millionFulton County86,243.8Cobb County: 41,668 USD millionCobb County41,668Gwinnett County: 36,843.5 USD millionGwinnett County36,843.5DeKalb County: 36,688.7 USD millionDeKalb County36,688.7Forsyth County: 14,167.2 USD millionForsyth County14,167.2Chatham County: 13,034.2 USD millionChatham County13,034.2Cherokee County: 12,418.3 USD millionCherokee County12,418.3Henry County: 8,586.7 USD millionHenry County8,586.7Hall County: 8,412.5 USD millionHall County8,412.5Muscogee County: 8,046.1 USD millionMuscogee County8,046.1Clayton County: 7,566.9 USD millionClayton County7,566.9Columbia County: 7,288.4 USD millionColumbia County7,288.4Richmond County: 7,248.9 USD millionRichmond County7,248.9Fayette County: 6,907.9 USD millionFayette County6,907.9Coweta County: 6,454.3 USD millionCoweta County6,454.3Houston County: 6,310 USD millionHouston County6,310Bibb County: 5,977.4 USD millionBibb County5,977.4Paulding County: 5,879.2 USD millionPaulding County5,879.2Douglas County: 4,898.3 USD millionDouglas County4,898.3Carroll County: 4,347.8 USD millionCarroll County4,347.8Lowndes County: 4,096.2 USD millionLowndes County4,096.2Clarke County: 4,055.2 USD millionClarke County4,055.2Bartow County: 3,862.7 USD millionBartow County3,862.7Whitfield County: 3,747.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,747.9Glynn County: 3,708.1 USD millionGlynn County3,708.1Walton County: 3,577.9 USD millionWalton County3,577.9Newton County: 3,528 USD millionNewton County3,528Floyd County: 3,524.6 USD millionFloyd County3,524.6Rockdale County: 3,047.3 USD millionRockdale County3,047.3Dougherty County: 2,989.6 USD millionDougherty County2,989.6Barrow County: 2,810.5 USD millionBarrow County2,810.5Jackson County: 2,787.2 USD millionJackson County2,787.2Effingham County: 2,429.5 USD millionEffingham County2,429.5Oconee County: 2,421.3 USD millionOconee County2,421.3Troup County: 2,413.3 USD millionTroup County2,413.3Bulloch County: 2,371.1 USD millionBulloch County2,371.1Catoosa County: 2,246.5 USD millionCatoosa County2,246.5Walker County: 2,187.2 USD millionWalker County2,187.2Spalding County: 2,158.3 USD millionSpalding County2,158.3Liberty County: 2,125.5 USD millionLiberty County2,125.5Fulton County: 86,243.8 USD millionFulton County86,243.8Cobb County: 41,668 USD millionCobb County41,668Gwinnett County: 36,843.5 USD millionGwinnett County36,843.5DeKalb County: 36,688.7 USD millionDeKalb County36,688.7Forsyth County: 14,167.2 USD millionForsyth County14,167.2Chatham County: 13,034.2 USD millionChatham County13,034.2Cherokee County: 12,418.3 USD millionCherokee County12,418.3Henry County: 8,586.7 USD millionHenry County8,586.7Hall County: 8,412.5 USD millionHall County8,412.5Muscogee County: 8,046.1 USD millionMuscogee County8,046.1Clayton County: 7,566.9 USD millionClayton County7,566.9Columbia County: 7,288.4 USD millionColumbia County7,288.4Richmond County: 7,248.9 USD millionRichmond County7,248.9Fayette County: 6,907.9 USD millionFayette County6,907.9Coweta County: 6,454.3 USD millionCoweta County6,454.3Houston County: 6,310 USD millionHouston County6,310Bibb County: 5,977.4 USD millionBibb County5,977.4Paulding County: 5,879.2 USD millionPaulding County5,879.2Douglas County: 4,898.3 USD millionDouglas County4,898.3Carroll County: 4,347.8 USD millionCarroll County4,347.8Lowndes County: 4,096.2 USD millionLowndes County4,096.2Clarke County: 4,055.2 USD millionClarke County4,055.2Bartow County: 3,862.7 USD millionBartow County3,862.7Whitfield County: 3,747.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,747.9Glynn County: 3,708.1 USD millionGlynn County3,708.1Walton County: 3,577.9 USD millionWalton County3,577.9Newton County: 3,528 USD millionNewton County3,528Floyd County: 3,524.6 USD millionFloyd County3,524.6Rockdale County: 3,047.3 USD millionRockdale County3,047.3Dougherty County: 2,989.6 USD millionDougherty County2,989.6Barrow County: 2,810.5 USD millionBarrow County2,810.5Jackson County: 2,787.2 USD millionJackson County2,787.2Effingham County: 2,429.5 USD millionEffingham County2,429.5Oconee County: 2,421.3 USD millionOconee County2,421.3Troup County: 2,413.3 USD millionTroup County2,413.3Bulloch County: 2,371.1 USD millionBulloch County2,371.1Catoosa County: 2,246.5 USD millionCatoosa County2,246.5Walker County: 2,187.2 USD millionWalker County2,187.2Spalding County: 2,158.3 USD millionSpalding County2,158.3Liberty County: 2,125.5 USD millionLiberty County2,125.5
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Fulton County86,243.8+9.4%
2Cobb County41,668+7.3%
3Gwinnett County36,843.5+4.6%
4DeKalb County36,688.7+8.3%
5Forsyth County14,167.2+5.6%
6Chatham County13,034.2+5%
7Cherokee County12,418.3+5.5%
8Henry County8,586.7+4.4%
9Hall County8,412.5+7.1%
10Muscogee County8,046.1+2.4%
11Clayton County7,566.9+2.6%
12Columbia County7,288.4+4.9%
13Richmond County7,248.9+4.7%
14Fayette County6,907.9+5.6%
15Coweta County6,454.3+5.7%
16Houston County6,310+4.1%
17Bibb County5,977.4+3.4%
18Paulding County5,879.2+6.3%
19Douglas County4,898.3+3.7%
20Carroll County4,347.8+4.7%
21Lowndes County4,096.2+3.9%
22Clarke County4,055.2+4.4%
23Bartow County3,862.7+4.2%
24Whitfield County3,747.9+1.1%
25Glynn County3,708.1+6.1%
26Walton County3,577.9+6.3%
27Newton County3,528+3.9%
28Floyd County3,524.6+2.6%
29Rockdale County3,047.3+2.1%
30Dougherty County2,989.6+0.9%
31Barrow County2,810.5+6.8%
32Jackson County2,787.2+8.2%
33Effingham County2,429.5+7%
34Oconee County2,421.3+10.5%
35Troup County2,413.3+0.9%
36Bulloch County2,371.1+4.7%
37Catoosa County2,246.5+4%
38Walker County2,187.2+4.5%
39Spalding County2,158.3+2.3%
40Liberty County2,125.5+4%
41Gordon County2,035.7+10.2%
42Camden County1,880.2+4.8%
43Thomas County1,876+4.2%
44Bryan County1,862.6+4.5%
45Laurens County1,692+3.2%
46Harris County1,537.2+3.8%
47Habersham County1,468.7+4.5%
48Colquitt County1,461.7+7.2%
49Pickens County1,455.6+6.8%
50Tift County1,436.1+1.8%
51Baldwin County1,426.9+4.3%
52Coffee County1,332.3+6.2%
53Lee County1,326.6+4.7%
54Polk County1,292.3+1.5%
55Lumpkin County1,182.1+7.1%
56Murray County1,165.5+5.3%
57Monroe County1,163.9+4.4%
58Ware County1,157.8+3.3%
59Dawson County1,069.3+6.3%
60Madison County1,053.8+6.3%
61Gilmer County1,039.3+6.5%
62Sumter County1,036.9+3.8%
63Jones County1,030+3.4%
64White County1,023+7.4%
65Haralson County1,021.2+4.6%
66Peach County1,003.7+5.1%
67Greene County943.4+10.2%
68Stephens County942.3+4.1%
69Hart County923.8+7.4%
70Toombs County903.7-0.3%
71Decatur County899.9+1.9%
72Wayne County888.7+3.4%
73Morgan County887.4+9.5%
74Fannin County885.8+7.8%
75Putnam County883.3+6.1%
76Upson County878.8+1.1%
77Union County846.7+7.3%
78Franklin County804.3+6.4%
79Grady County794.4+3.7%
80Butts County783+6.5%
81Burke County775.9+3.2%
82Mitchell County756.1+3.9%
83McDuffie County751.1+4.6%
84Chattooga County732.4+4.9%
85Tattnall County720.4+5.8%
86Emanuel County717.3+7.3%
87Crisp County708.7+4.8%
88Pike County696.5+4%
89Meriwether County691.1+2.5%
90Washington County689.2+4.3%
91Worth County673.9+3.3%
92Pierce County671+4.6%
93Rabun County668.5+5%
94Elbert County663.8+4.9%
95Banks County649.3+8.7%
96Appling County612.8+4.7%
97Dodge County610.7+4.1%
98Lamar County594.9+4.6%
99Berrien County584.8+4.9%
100Dade County546.6+5.9%
101Jasper County540.4+10.9%
102Oglethorpe County540+5.3%
103Cook County530.2+3.7%
104Brooks County525.5+3%
105Jefferson County510.8+4.7%
106Long County503.8+4.2%
107Ben Hill County502.3+0.2%
108Brantley County488.7+2.1%
109Screven County455.6+4.1%
110Towns County425+5.7%
111Jeff Davis County423+0.8%
112Bleckley County419.5+3.2%
113McIntosh County413.1+2.9%
114Crawford County408.5+5.1%
115Macon County407.8+5.4%
116Dooly County404.1+4.9%
117Wilkes County392.9+6.1%
118Early County362.6+1.2%
119Heard County356.9+5%
120Evans County355.7+3%
121Bacon County350.9+4.2%
122Pulaski County334.5+5%
123Seminole County334.2+0.6%
124Candler County330.7+6.2%
125Terrell County324.3-0.1%
126Telfair County323.2+1.4%
127Chattahoochee County320.5+5.5%
128Charlton County308.4+4.7%
129Twiggs County308.1+4.9%
130Wilkinson County305.5+0.9%
131Irwin County297.4+3.9%
132Lincoln County279+3.8%
133Lanier County273.7+5.3%
134Turner County262.9+2.7%
135Montgomery County261.7+0.5%
136Jenkins County252.1+2%
137Hancock County240.9+3.6%
138Atkinson County237.9+7.5%
139Taylor County237.1-6%
140Wilcox County236.8+6.4%
141Johnson County235.6+2.5%
142Clinch County235.3+0.6%
143Marion County232.1+4.6%
144Miller County229.9+4.8%
145Randolph County213.3+3.3%
146Talbot County212.7+2.9%
147Treutlen County193.3+5.6%
148Warren County172+1.8%
149Schley County157.1+6%
150Calhoun County155.1+4.5%
151Wheeler County146.9+3.7%
152Stewart County132.5+4.3%
153Baker County108.5+2.1%
154Echols County104.7+7.4%
155Glascock County97.9+2.3%
156Clay County91+1.2%
157Webster County82.1+4.4%
158Quitman County66.5+3.7%
159Taliaferro County52.7+6.4%

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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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