Counties in Georgia by wages and salaries paid, 2024

Fulton County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 159 counties in 2024, at $110.69 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $9.66 million. The median was $368.95 million and the figure for Georgia was $372 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest110,691.9Fulton County
Median368.9159 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 524.3 USD millionAtkinson County: 121.4 USD millionBacon County: 213.7 USD millionBaker County: 29 USD millionBaldwin County: 812.1 USD millionBanks County: 237.4 USD millionBarrow County: 1,469.4 USD millionBartow County: 3,035 USD millionBen Hill County: 320.9 USD millionBerrien County: 193 USD millionBibb County: 5,053.9 USD millionBleckley County: 163.8 USD millionBrantley County: 136.6 USD millionBrooks County: 182.6 USD millionBryan County: 679.7 USD millionBulloch County: 1,524.5 USD millionBurke County: 651.3 USD millionButts County: 462.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 53.2 USD millionCamden County: 1,207.9 USD millionCandler County: 155.1 USD millionCarroll County: 2,917 USD millionCatoosa County: 844.1 USD millionCharlton County: 115.5 USD millionChatham County: 12,310.9 USD millionChattahoochee County: 1,123.5 USD millionChattooga County: 254.7 USD millionCherokee County: 4,747.4 USD millionClarke County: 4,759.3 USD millionClay County: 21.8 USD millionClayton County: 10,993.6 USD millionClinch County: 131.9 USD millionCobb County: 34,413.1 USD millionCoffee County: 961 USD millionColquitt County: 820.3 USD millionColumbia County: 2,278.9 USD millionCook County: 225.9 USD millionCoweta County: 3,032 USD millionCrawford County: 65.6 USD millionCrisp County: 479.1 USD millionDade County: 252.2 USD millionDawson County: 566.1 USD millionDecatur County: 463.9 USD millionDeKalb County: 27,337.1 USD millionDodge County: 233.9 USD millionDooly County: 136.5 USD millionDougherty County: 2,833.8 USD millionDouglas County: 3,395.3 USD millionEarly County: 250.7 USD millionEchols County: 23.8 USD millionEffingham County: 867.1 USD millionElbert County: 313.2 USD millionEmanuel County: 368.9 USD millionEvans County: 221 USD millionFannin County: 387.2 USD millionFayette County: 3,301.7 USD millionFloyd County: 2,469.7 USD millionForsyth County: 6,709.6 USD millionFranklin County: 424.1 USD millionFulton County: 110,691.9 USD millionGilmer County: 415.1 USD millionGlascock County: 16.7 USD millionGlynn County: 2,599.2 USD millionGordon County: 1,591.2 USD millionGrady County: 307.4 USD millionGreene County: 432.7 USD millionGwinnett County: 30,109.8 USD millionHabersham County: 836.4 USD millionHall County: 7,360.6 USD millionHancock County: 73 USD millionHaralson County: 474.2 USD millionHarris County: 365.8 USD millionHart County: 448 USD millionHeard County: 148.4 USD millionHenry County: 4,688.5 USD millionHouston County: 4,450.7 USD millionIrwin County: 115.4 USD millionJackson County: 2,602.2 USD millionJasper County: 113.2 USD millionJeff Davis County: 234 USD millionJefferson County: 276.5 USD millionJenkins County: 94.2 USD millionJohnson County: 66.3 USD millionJones County: 233.2 USD millionLamar County: 257.7 USD millionLanier County: 76.8 USD millionLaurens County: 1,155.4 USD millionLee County: 409.7 USD millionLiberty County: 2,332.3 USD millionLincoln County: 71.8 USD millionLong County: 72.3 USD millionLowndes County: 3,059.5 USD millionLumpkin County: 503.2 USD millionMcDuffie County: 355.1 USD millionMcIntosh County: 96.3 USD millionMacon County: 170.6 USD millionMadison County: 213.6 USD millionMarion County: 52 USD millionMeriwether County: 301 USD millionMiller County: 113.4 USD millionMitchell County: 336.1 USD millionMonroe County: 502.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 73.9 USD millionMorgan County: 521 USD millionMurray County: 425.4 USD millionMuscogee County: 6,276.4 USD millionNewton County: 1,646.2 USD millionOconee County: 952.7 USD millionOglethorpe County: 117.1 USD millionPaulding County: 1,708.2 USD millionPeach County: 607.1 USD millionPickens County: 587.4 USD millionPierce County: 240.6 USD millionPike County: 195 USD millionPolk County: 622.5 USD millionPulaski County: 154.3 USD millionPutnam County: 349.1 USD millionQuitman County: 14.5 USD millionRabun County: 275.2 USD millionRandolph County: 86.7 USD millionRichmond County: 7,820.5 USD millionRockdale County: 2,475.9 USD millionSchley County: 61 USD millionScreven County: 148.9 USD millionSeminole County: 117.2 USD millionSpalding County: 1,342.5 USD millionStephens County: 485.4 USD millionStewart County: 105.4 USD millionSumter County: 513.8 USD millionTalbot County: 48.5 USD millionTaliaferro County: 9.7 USD millionTattnall County: 309.1 USD millionTaylor County: 101.5 USD millionTelfair County: 100.7 USD millionTerrell County: 111 USD millionThomas County: 1,309.9 USD millionTift County: 1,242.6 USD millionToombs County: 644.1 USD millionTowns County: 177.3 USD millionTreutlen County: 64.3 USD millionTroup County: 2,701.1 USD millionTurner County: 99.7 USD millionTwiggs County: 80.8 USD millionUnion County: 410.6 USD millionUpson County: 404.2 USD millionWalker County: 825.4 USD millionWalton County: 1,738.1 USD millionWare County: 839.6 USD millionWarren County: 101.3 USD millionWashington County: 366.4 USD millionWayne County: 509.3 USD millionWebster County: 31.2 USD millionWheeler County: 63.2 USD millionWhite County: 428.6 USD millionWhitfield County: 3,580.4 USD millionWilcox County: 60.3 USD millionWilkes County: 156.9 USD millionWilkinson County: 189.1 USD millionWorth County: 153.6 USD million
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USD million, 2024. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Fulton County: 110,691.9 USD millionFulton County110,691.9Cobb County: 34,413.1 USD millionCobb County34,413.1Gwinnett County: 30,109.8 USD millionGwinnett County30,109.8DeKalb County: 27,337.1 USD millionDeKalb County27,337.1Chatham County: 12,310.9 USD millionChatham County12,310.9Clayton County: 10,993.6 USD millionClayton County10,993.6Richmond County: 7,820.5 USD millionRichmond County7,820.5Hall County: 7,360.6 USD millionHall County7,360.6Forsyth County: 6,709.6 USD millionForsyth County6,709.6Muscogee County: 6,276.4 USD millionMuscogee County6,276.4Bibb County: 5,053.9 USD millionBibb County5,053.9Clarke County: 4,759.3 USD millionClarke County4,759.3Cherokee County: 4,747.4 USD millionCherokee County4,747.4Henry County: 4,688.5 USD millionHenry County4,688.5Houston County: 4,450.7 USD millionHouston County4,450.7Whitfield County: 3,580.4 USD millionWhitfield County3,580.4Douglas County: 3,395.3 USD millionDouglas County3,395.3Fayette County: 3,301.7 USD millionFayette County3,301.7Lowndes County: 3,059.5 USD millionLowndes County3,059.5Bartow County: 3,035 USD millionBartow County3,035Coweta County: 3,032 USD millionCoweta County3,032Carroll County: 2,917 USD millionCarroll County2,917Dougherty County: 2,833.8 USD millionDougherty County2,833.8Troup County: 2,701.1 USD millionTroup County2,701.1Jackson County: 2,602.2 USD millionJackson County2,602.2Glynn County: 2,599.2 USD millionGlynn County2,599.2Rockdale County: 2,475.9 USD millionRockdale County2,475.9Floyd County: 2,469.7 USD millionFloyd County2,469.7Liberty County: 2,332.3 USD millionLiberty County2,332.3Columbia County: 2,278.9 USD millionColumbia County2,278.9Walton County: 1,738.1 USD millionWalton County1,738.1Paulding County: 1,708.2 USD millionPaulding County1,708.2Newton County: 1,646.2 USD millionNewton County1,646.2Gordon County: 1,591.2 USD millionGordon County1,591.2Bulloch County: 1,524.5 USD millionBulloch County1,524.5Barrow County: 1,469.4 USD millionBarrow County1,469.4Spalding County: 1,342.5 USD millionSpalding County1,342.5Thomas County: 1,309.9 USD millionThomas County1,309.9Tift County: 1,242.6 USD millionTift County1,242.6Camden County: 1,207.9 USD millionCamden County1,207.9Fulton County: 110,691.9 USD millionFulton County110,691.9Cobb County: 34,413.1 USD millionCobb County34,413.1Gwinnett County: 30,109.8 USD millionGwinnett County30,109.8DeKalb County: 27,337.1 USD millionDeKalb County27,337.1Chatham County: 12,310.9 USD millionChatham County12,310.9Clayton County: 10,993.6 USD millionClayton County10,993.6Richmond County: 7,820.5 USD millionRichmond County7,820.5Hall County: 7,360.6 USD millionHall County7,360.6Forsyth County: 6,709.6 USD millionForsyth County6,709.6Muscogee County: 6,276.4 USD millionMuscogee County6,276.4Bibb County: 5,053.9 USD millionBibb County5,053.9Clarke County: 4,759.3 USD millionClarke County4,759.3Cherokee County: 4,747.4 USD millionCherokee County4,747.4Henry County: 4,688.5 USD millionHenry County4,688.5Houston County: 4,450.7 USD millionHouston County4,450.7Whitfield County: 3,580.4 USD millionWhitfield County3,580.4Douglas County: 3,395.3 USD millionDouglas County3,395.3Fayette County: 3,301.7 USD millionFayette County3,301.7Lowndes County: 3,059.5 USD millionLowndes County3,059.5Bartow County: 3,035 USD millionBartow County3,035Coweta County: 3,032 USD millionCoweta County3,032Carroll County: 2,917 USD millionCarroll County2,917Dougherty County: 2,833.8 USD millionDougherty County2,833.8Troup County: 2,701.1 USD millionTroup County2,701.1Jackson County: 2,602.2 USD millionJackson County2,602.2Glynn County: 2,599.2 USD millionGlynn County2,599.2Rockdale County: 2,475.9 USD millionRockdale County2,475.9Floyd County: 2,469.7 USD millionFloyd County2,469.7Liberty County: 2,332.3 USD millionLiberty County2,332.3Columbia County: 2,278.9 USD millionColumbia County2,278.9Walton County: 1,738.1 USD millionWalton County1,738.1Paulding County: 1,708.2 USD millionPaulding County1,708.2Newton County: 1,646.2 USD millionNewton County1,646.2Gordon County: 1,591.2 USD millionGordon County1,591.2Bulloch County: 1,524.5 USD millionBulloch County1,524.5Barrow County: 1,469.4 USD millionBarrow County1,469.4Spalding County: 1,342.5 USD millionSpalding County1,342.5Thomas County: 1,309.9 USD millionThomas County1,309.9Tift County: 1,242.6 USD millionTift County1,242.6Camden County: 1,207.9 USD millionCamden County1,207.9
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD million
Change on 2023
1Fulton County110,691.9+6.8%
2Cobb County34,413.1+4.1%
3Gwinnett County30,109.8+5%
4DeKalb County27,337.1+3.3%
5Chatham County12,310.9+6%
6Clayton County10,993.6+4.8%
7Richmond County7,820.5+4%
8Hall County7,360.6+6.7%
9Forsyth County6,709.6+10.1%
10Muscogee County6,276.4+3.4%
11Bibb County5,053.9+2.4%
12Clarke County4,759.3+5%
13Cherokee County4,747.4+9.2%
14Henry County4,688.5+9.9%
15Houston County4,450.7+4.3%
16Whitfield County3,580.4+6%
17Douglas County3,395.3+9%
18Fayette County3,301.7+2.4%
19Lowndes County3,059.5+5.3%
20Bartow County3,035+10.1%
21Coweta County3,032+7.1%
22Carroll County2,917+4.5%
23Dougherty County2,833.8+3.4%
24Troup County2,701.1+7.8%
25Jackson County2,602.2+2%
26Glynn County2,599.2+7.5%
27Rockdale County2,475.9+2.6%
28Floyd County2,469.7+2%
29Liberty County2,332.3+4.6%
30Columbia County2,278.9+5.7%
31Walton County1,738.1+5.1%
32Paulding County1,708.2+7.5%
33Newton County1,646.2+9.2%
34Gordon County1,591.2+5.4%
35Bulloch County1,524.5+8.5%
36Barrow County1,469.4+7.5%
37Spalding County1,342.5+5.2%
38Thomas County1,309.9+2.7%
39Tift County1,242.6+4.9%
40Camden County1,207.9+4.3%
41Laurens County1,155.4+6.1%
42Chattahoochee County1,123.5+6.6%
43Coffee County961+4.8%
44Oconee County952.7+16.2%
45Effingham County867.1+14%
46Catoosa County844.1+3.9%
47Ware County839.6+4%
48Habersham County836.4+13.2%
49Walker County825.4+6.4%
50Colquitt County820.3+4.7%
51Baldwin County812.1+4.4%
52Bryan County679.7+14.6%
53Burke County651.3-21.2%
54Toombs County644.1+7.7%
55Polk County622.5+2.9%
56Peach County607.1+12.5%
57Pickens County587.4+9.8%
58Dawson County566.1+16.5%
59Appling County524.3-0.5%
60Morgan County521+6.3%
61Sumter County513.8-5.5%
62Wayne County509.3+6%
63Lumpkin County503.2+9%
64Monroe County502.2+10.3%
65Stephens County485.4+0.7%
66Crisp County479.1+1.6%
67Haralson County474.2+10.7%
68Decatur County463.9+7.6%
69Butts County462.7+5.9%
70Hart County448+8%
71Greene County432.7+4.4%
72White County428.6+1.3%
73Murray County425.4+5.1%
74Franklin County424.1+4.4%
75Gilmer County415.1+9.5%
76Union County410.6+1.8%
77Lee County409.70%
78Upson County404.2+8.1%
79Fannin County387.2+8.3%
80Emanuel County368.9+2.6%
81Washington County366.4+4.5%
82Harris County365.8+15%
83McDuffie County355.1-5.4%
84Putnam County349.1+5.5%
85Mitchell County336.1+5.1%
86Ben Hill County320.9+3.9%
87Elbert County313.2+0.5%
88Tattnall County309.1+3.8%
89Grady County307.4+0.5%
90Meriwether County301+14.4%
91Jefferson County276.5+2.6%
92Rabun County275.2+4.1%
93Lamar County257.7+5.7%
94Chattooga County254.7+7.6%
95Dade County252.2+15.9%
96Early County250.7+3.5%
97Pierce County240.6+4.5%
98Banks County237.4+1.6%
99Jeff Davis County234+3.4%
100Dodge County233.9+4.5%
101Jones County233.2+10.7%
102Cook County225.9+0.6%
103Evans County221+7.3%
104Bacon County213.7-0.5%
105Madison County213.6+6.8%
106Pike County195+8.3%
107Berrien County193-0.3%
108Wilkinson County189.1+10.9%
109Brooks County182.6-1.6%
110Towns County177.3+6%
111Macon County170.6+6.6%
112Bleckley County163.8+13.8%
113Wilkes County156.9+4.9%
114Candler County155.1+8.4%
115Pulaski County154.3+7%
116Worth County153.6+4.5%
117Screven County148.9+3.6%
118Heard County148.4+6.5%
119Brantley County136.6+0.3%
120Dooly County136.5-11.4%
121Clinch County131.9+0.9%
122Atkinson County121.4+6.3%
123Seminole County117.2+4.3%
124Oglethorpe County117.1+11.1%
125Charlton County115.5-0.5%
126Irwin County115.4+0.9%
127Miller County113.4+9.5%
128Jasper County113.2+0.7%
129Terrell County111+1%
130Stewart County105.4+5.6%
131Taylor County101.5+10.9%
132Warren County101.3+18.7%
133Telfair County100.7+4.9%
134Turner County99.7-1.7%
135McIntosh County96.3+7.1%
136Jenkins County94.2+14.9%
137Randolph County86.7-1.4%
138Twiggs County80.8-2%
139Lanier County76.8+4.8%
140Montgomery County73.9+3.8%
141Hancock County73+0.8%
142Long County72.3+11%
143Lincoln County71.8+6%
144Johnson County66.3+3%
145Crawford County65.6+12%
146Treutlen County64.3+19.5%
147Wheeler County63.2+3%
148Schley County61+9.2%
149Wilcox County60.3+7.7%
150Calhoun County53.2+2.6%
151Marion County52+6.4%
152Talbot County48.5+1.9%
153Webster County31.2+3.6%
154Baker County29+7%
155Echols County23.8+7.8%
156Clay County21.8-2.2%
157Glascock County16.7+2.8%
158Quitman County14.5+8.2%
159Taliaferro County9.7-5.8%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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