Counties in Georgia by wages and salaries paid

Fulton County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 159 counties in 2013, at $55.04 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $5.51 million. The median was $208.7 million and the figure for Georgia was $200.73 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest55,044.3Fulton County
Median208.7159 counties
Georgia200,732.8History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 287.4 USD millionAtkinson County: 61 USD millionBacon County: 117.9 USD millionBaker County: 19.5 USD millionBaldwin County: 543 USD millionBanks County: 96.7 USD millionBarrow County: 636.8 USD millionBartow County: 1,359.7 USD millionBen Hill County: 200.8 USD millionBerrien County: 126.7 USD millionBibb County: 3,516.9 USD millionBleckley County: 81.6 USD millionBrantley County: 68.5 USD millionBrooks County: 98 USD millionBryan County: 239.8 USD millionBulloch County: 829.2 USD millionBurke County: 434.1 USD millionButts County: 208.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 34.3 USD millionCamden County: 808.3 USD millionCandler County: 90.9 USD millionCarroll County: 1,589.3 USD millionCatoosa County: 500 USD millionCharlton County: 81 USD millionChatham County: 6,640.3 USD millionChattahoochee County: 1,076.4 USD millionChattooga County: 198.2 USD millionCherokee County: 1,986.1 USD millionClarke County: 2,830.7 USD millionClay County: 18.9 USD millionClayton County: 5,597.8 USD millionClinch County: 81.6 USD millionCobb County: 18,603.7 USD millionCoffee County: 521 USD millionColquitt County: 473 USD millionColumbia County: 1,164.4 USD millionCook County: 124.4 USD millionCoweta County: 1,351.3 USD millionCrawford County: 45.5 USD millionCrisp County: 276.4 USD millionDade County: 113.9 USD millionDawson County: 224 USD millionDecatur County: 279.4 USD millionDeKalb County: 15,361.7 USD millionDodge County: 165.2 USD millionDooly County: 92.4 USD millionDougherty County: 1,990.1 USD millionDouglas County: 1,547.6 USD millionEarly County: 181.9 USD millionEchols County: 18.8 USD millionEffingham County: 396.3 USD millionElbert County: 199.8 USD millionEmanuel County: 211.6 USD millionEvans County: 141.9 USD millionFannin County: 169.7 USD millionFayette County: 1,671.7 USD millionFloyd County: 1,569.1 USD millionForsyth County: 3,302.9 USD millionFranklin County: 247.2 USD millionFulton County: 55,044.3 USD millionGilmer County: 227.8 USD millionGlascock County: 11 USD millionGlynn County: 1,497.7 USD millionGordon County: 769.8 USD millionGrady County: 196.2 USD millionGreene County: 185.9 USD millionGwinnett County: 17,053.7 USD millionHabersham County: 499.9 USD millionHall County: 3,326.6 USD millionHancock County: 56.2 USD millionHaralson County: 245.4 USD millionHarris County: 136.2 USD millionHart County: 225 USD millionHeard County: 94.9 USD millionHenry County: 1,965.2 USD millionHouston County: 2,875.7 USD millionIrwin County: 67.3 USD millionJackson County: 784.6 USD millionJasper County: 63.1 USD millionJeff Davis County: 150.8 USD millionJefferson County: 164.9 USD millionJenkins County: 48.1 USD millionJohnson County: 53.9 USD millionJones County: 152 USD millionLamar County: 125.7 USD millionLanier County: 45.9 USD millionLaurens County: 663 USD millionLee County: 218.4 USD millionLiberty County: 1,811.3 USD millionLincoln County: 40.8 USD millionLong County: 32 USD millionLowndes County: 1,934.3 USD millionLumpkin County: 247.5 USD millionMcDuffie County: 228.9 USD millionMcIntosh County: 59.9 USD millionMacon County: 108 USD millionMadison County: 107.6 USD millionMarion County: 47 USD millionMeriwether County: 180.8 USD millionMiller County: 55.2 USD millionMitchell County: 244.7 USD millionMonroe County: 268.3 USD millionMontgomery County: 53.1 USD millionMorgan County: 225.7 USD millionMurray County: 338.2 USD millionMuscogee County: 4,522.4 USD millionNewton County: 859.9 USD millionOconee County: 371.1 USD millionOglethorpe County: 57 USD millionPaulding County: 730.8 USD millionPeach County: 318.8 USD millionPickens County: 275.5 USD millionPierce County: 133.8 USD millionPike County: 89.2 USD millionPolk County: 410.1 USD millionPulaski County: 100.6 USD millionPutnam County: 191.5 USD millionQuitman County: 12 USD millionRabun County: 151.8 USD millionRandolph County: 64.7 USD millionRichmond County: 5,266.9 USD millionRockdale County: 1,447.4 USD millionSchley County: 38.5 USD millionScreven County: 116.1 USD millionSeminole County: 83.7 USD millionSpalding County: 761.1 USD millionStephens County: 332.6 USD millionStewart County: 45.3 USD millionSumter County: 400.9 USD millionTalbot County: 26.7 USD millionTaliaferro County: 5.5 USD millionTattnall County: 196 USD millionTaylor County: 59.4 USD millionTelfair County: 104.7 USD millionTerrell County: 80.2 USD millionThomas County: 865.2 USD millionTift County: 675.5 USD millionToombs County: 434.2 USD millionTowns County: 99.3 USD millionTreutlen County: 32.4 USD millionTroup County: 1,574.6 USD millionTurner County: 69.6 USD millionTwiggs County: 42.8 USD millionUnion County: 203.7 USD millionUpson County: 251 USD millionWalker County: 448.7 USD millionWalton County: 755.6 USD millionWare County: 570.3 USD millionWarren County: 47.1 USD millionWashington County: 252.1 USD millionWayne County: 338.3 USD millionWebster County: 18.3 USD millionWheeler County: 48.6 USD millionWhite County: 223.1 USD millionWhitfield County: 2,285.7 USD millionWilcox County: 38.4 USD millionWilkes County: 94.3 USD millionWilkinson County: 149.4 USD millionWorth County: 123.3 USD million
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USD million, 2013. 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, 2013

Fulton County: 55,044.3 USD millionFulton County55,044.3Cobb County: 18,603.7 USD millionCobb County18,603.7Gwinnett County: 17,053.7 USD millionGwinnett County17,053.7DeKalb County: 15,361.7 USD millionDeKalb County15,361.7Chatham County: 6,640.3 USD millionChatham County6,640.3Clayton County: 5,597.8 USD millionClayton County5,597.8Richmond County: 5,266.9 USD millionRichmond County5,266.9Muscogee County: 4,522.4 USD millionMuscogee County4,522.4Bibb County: 3,516.9 USD millionBibb County3,516.9Hall County: 3,326.6 USD millionHall County3,326.6Forsyth County: 3,302.9 USD millionForsyth County3,302.9Houston County: 2,875.7 USD millionHouston County2,875.7Clarke County: 2,830.7 USD millionClarke County2,830.7Whitfield County: 2,285.7 USD millionWhitfield County2,285.7Dougherty County: 1,990.1 USD millionDougherty County1,990.1Cherokee County: 1,986.1 USD millionCherokee County1,986.1Henry County: 1,965.2 USD millionHenry County1,965.2Lowndes County: 1,934.3 USD millionLowndes County1,934.3Liberty County: 1,811.3 USD millionLiberty County1,811.3Fayette County: 1,671.7 USD millionFayette County1,671.7Carroll County: 1,589.3 USD millionCarroll County1,589.3Troup County: 1,574.6 USD millionTroup County1,574.6Floyd County: 1,569.1 USD millionFloyd County1,569.1Douglas County: 1,547.6 USD millionDouglas County1,547.6Glynn County: 1,497.7 USD millionGlynn County1,497.7Rockdale County: 1,447.4 USD millionRockdale County1,447.4Bartow County: 1,359.7 USD millionBartow County1,359.7Coweta County: 1,351.3 USD millionCoweta County1,351.3Columbia County: 1,164.4 USD millionColumbia County1,164.4Chattahoochee County: 1,076.4 USD millionChattahoochee County1,076.4Thomas County: 865.2 USD millionThomas County865.2Newton County: 859.9 USD millionNewton County859.9Bulloch County: 829.2 USD millionBulloch County829.2Camden County: 808.3 USD millionCamden County808.3Jackson County: 784.6 USD millionJackson County784.6Gordon County: 769.8 USD millionGordon County769.8Spalding County: 761.1 USD millionSpalding County761.1Walton County: 755.6 USD millionWalton County755.6Paulding County: 730.8 USD millionPaulding County730.8Tift County: 675.5 USD millionTift County675.5Fulton County: 55,044.3 USD millionFulton County55,044.3Cobb County: 18,603.7 USD millionCobb County18,603.7Gwinnett County: 17,053.7 USD millionGwinnett County17,053.7DeKalb County: 15,361.7 USD millionDeKalb County15,361.7Chatham County: 6,640.3 USD millionChatham County6,640.3Clayton County: 5,597.8 USD millionClayton County5,597.8Richmond County: 5,266.9 USD millionRichmond County5,266.9Muscogee County: 4,522.4 USD millionMuscogee County4,522.4Bibb County: 3,516.9 USD millionBibb County3,516.9Hall County: 3,326.6 USD millionHall County3,326.6Forsyth County: 3,302.9 USD millionForsyth County3,302.9Houston County: 2,875.7 USD millionHouston County2,875.7Clarke County: 2,830.7 USD millionClarke County2,830.7Whitfield County: 2,285.7 USD millionWhitfield County2,285.7Dougherty County: 1,990.1 USD millionDougherty County1,990.1Cherokee County: 1,986.1 USD millionCherokee County1,986.1Henry County: 1,965.2 USD millionHenry County1,965.2Lowndes County: 1,934.3 USD millionLowndes County1,934.3Liberty County: 1,811.3 USD millionLiberty County1,811.3Fayette County: 1,671.7 USD millionFayette County1,671.7Carroll County: 1,589.3 USD millionCarroll County1,589.3Troup County: 1,574.6 USD millionTroup County1,574.6Floyd County: 1,569.1 USD millionFloyd County1,569.1Douglas County: 1,547.6 USD millionDouglas County1,547.6Glynn County: 1,497.7 USD millionGlynn County1,497.7Rockdale County: 1,447.4 USD millionRockdale County1,447.4Bartow County: 1,359.7 USD millionBartow County1,359.7Coweta County: 1,351.3 USD millionCoweta County1,351.3Columbia County: 1,164.4 USD millionColumbia County1,164.4Chattahoochee County: 1,076.4 USD millionChattahoochee County1,076.4Thomas County: 865.2 USD millionThomas County865.2Newton County: 859.9 USD millionNewton County859.9Bulloch County: 829.2 USD millionBulloch County829.2Camden County: 808.3 USD millionCamden County808.3Jackson County: 784.6 USD millionJackson County784.6Gordon County: 769.8 USD millionGordon County769.8Spalding County: 761.1 USD millionSpalding County761.1Walton County: 755.6 USD millionWalton County755.6Paulding County: 730.8 USD millionPaulding County730.8Tift County: 675.5 USD millionTift County675.5
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

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Fulton County55,044.3+3.3%
2Cobb County18,603.7+5.4%
3Gwinnett County17,053.7+2.5%
4DeKalb County15,361.7-0.2%
5Chatham County6,640.3+3.5%
6Clayton County5,597.8+3.9%
7Richmond County5,266.9+1.6%
8Muscogee County4,522.4+0.7%
9Bibb County3,516.9+3%
10Hall County3,326.6+5.3%
11Forsyth County3,302.9+10.4%
12Houston County2,875.7-1.8%
13Clarke County2,830.7+1.4%
14Whitfield County2,285.7+2.9%
15Dougherty County1,990.1-0.8%
16Cherokee County1,986.1+6.1%
17Henry County1,965.2+1.8%
18Lowndes County1,934.3+1.1%
19Liberty County1,811.3-1%
20Fayette County1,671.7+1.2%
21Carroll County1,589.3+2.8%
22Troup County1,574.6+6%
23Floyd County1,569.1+0.8%
24Douglas County1,547.6+7.2%
25Glynn County1,497.7+1.1%
26Rockdale County1,447.4+4.2%
27Bartow County1,359.7+2.8%
28Coweta County1,351.3+8.3%
29Columbia County1,164.4-0.5%
30Chattahoochee County1,076.4-3.6%
31Thomas County865.2+0.1%
32Newton County859.9+2.5%
33Bulloch County829.2+6.5%
34Camden County808.3-0%
35Jackson County784.6+5.9%
36Gordon County769.8+0.7%
37Spalding County761.1-2.7%
38Walton County755.6+4.1%
39Paulding County730.8+1.7%
40Tift County675.5+0.6%
41Laurens County663+2.9%
42Barrow County636.8+8%
43Ware County570.3-0.5%
44Baldwin County543+0.6%
45Coffee County521+4.3%
46Catoosa County500+3.5%
47Habersham County499.9+4.2%
48Colquitt County473-0.7%
49Walker County448.7+2.8%
50Toombs County434.2+6.3%
51Burke County434.1+7%
52Polk County410.1+2.3%
53Sumter County400.9-0.5%
54Effingham County396.3+5.4%
55Oconee County371.1+8.3%
56Wayne County338.3+0.6%
57Murray County338.2+0.9%
58Stephens County332.6+2.5%
59Peach County318.8+5.9%
60Appling County287.4-0.3%
61Decatur County279.4+0.6%
62Crisp County276.4+9.1%
63Pickens County275.5+3.1%
64Monroe County268.3-0.5%
65Washington County252.1-0.1%
66Upson County251+1.2%
67Lumpkin County247.5+3.7%
68Franklin County247.2+6.5%
69Haralson County245.4-6.3%
70Mitchell County244.7-4.9%
71Bryan County239.8+1.7%
72McDuffie County228.9-0.8%
73Gilmer County227.8+1.6%
74Morgan County225.7-0.6%
75Hart County225+0.3%
76Dawson County224-2.1%
77White County223.1+7.2%
78Lee County218.4+13.9%
79Emanuel County211.6-0.3%
80Butts County208.7+5%
81Union County203.70%
82Ben Hill County200.8+1.5%
83Elbert County199.8-0.6%
84Chattooga County198.2+6.8%
85Grady County196.2+0.4%
86Tattnall County196-1.1%
87Putnam County191.5+2.1%
88Greene County185.9+1.4%
89Early County181.9+2.3%
90Meriwether County180.8+2.3%
91Fannin County169.7+3.1%
92Dodge County165.2-2.9%
93Jefferson County164.9-4.6%
94Jones County152+15.4%
95Rabun County151.8+4.2%
96Jeff Davis County150.8+7.6%
97Wilkinson County149.4+4.4%
98Evans County141.9+4.8%
99Harris County136.2+6.2%
100Pierce County133.8+5%
101Berrien County126.7-8.8%
102Lamar County125.7+1.5%
103Cook County124.4+1.6%
104Worth County123.3-0.9%
105Bacon County117.9+5.9%
106Screven County116.1+0.3%
107Dade County113.9+0.8%
108Macon County108-3%
109Madison County107.6-1.4%
110Telfair County104.7-2.4%
111Pulaski County100.6-2.8%
112Towns County99.3-0.3%
113Brooks County98+4.3%
114Banks County96.7-1.7%
115Heard County94.90%
116Wilkes County94.3-0.5%
117Dooly County92.4-9.3%
118Candler County90.9+0.9%
119Pike County89.2+5.2%
120Seminole County83.7+0.1%
121Bleckley County81.6-20.4%
122Clinch County81.6+5.9%
123Charlton County81+1.2%
124Terrell County80.2+1.1%
125Turner County69.6+0.5%
126Brantley County68.5+4.4%
127Irwin County67.3-11%
128Randolph County64.7+3.7%
129Jasper County63.1-1.6%
130Atkinson County61+10.7%
131McIntosh County59.90%
132Taylor County59.4+1.3%
133Oglethorpe County57-3.1%
134Hancock County56.2+4%
135Miller County55.2+8.5%
136Johnson County53.9+1.7%
137Montgomery County53.1+7.6%
138Wheeler County48.6-3.2%
139Jenkins County48.1-0.7%
140Warren County47.1+10.1%
141Marion County47+1.3%
142Lanier County45.9+0.8%
143Crawford County45.5+1.9%
144Stewart County45.3+0.5%
145Twiggs County42.8+0.8%
146Lincoln County40.8-4%
147Schley County38.5-2.6%
148Wilcox County38.4-25.4%
149Calhoun County34.3-17.6%
150Treutlen County32.4-0.7%
151Long County32+1.4%
152Talbot County26.7-1.2%
153Baker County19.5-8%
154Clay County18.9-3.2%
155Echols County18.8+3.1%
156Webster County18.3+1.3%
157Quitman County12-3.1%
158Glascock County11+0.6%
159Taliaferro County5.5-3.5%

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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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