Counties in Georgia by wages and salaries paid

Fulton County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 159 counties in 2014, at $58.74 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $6.01 million. The median was $219.63 million and the figure for Georgia was $212.15 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest58,738.6Fulton County
Median219.6159 counties
Georgia212,148.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 301.7 USD millionAtkinson County: 66.7 USD millionBacon County: 130.1 USD millionBaker County: 20.8 USD millionBaldwin County: 564 USD millionBanks County: 100.5 USD millionBarrow County: 665.9 USD millionBartow County: 1,462 USD millionBen Hill County: 209.5 USD millionBerrien County: 126.2 USD millionBibb County: 3,667.3 USD millionBleckley County: 80.7 USD millionBrantley County: 75.8 USD millionBrooks County: 107.7 USD millionBryan County: 257.2 USD millionBulloch County: 865 USD millionBurke County: 541.3 USD millionButts County: 219.6 USD millionCalhoun County: 35.8 USD millionCamden County: 810.9 USD millionCandler County: 95.2 USD millionCarroll County: 1,640.9 USD millionCatoosa County: 507.6 USD millionCharlton County: 79.6 USD millionChatham County: 7,004.3 USD millionChattahoochee County: 1,064.2 USD millionChattooga County: 211.7 USD millionCherokee County: 2,146 USD millionClarke County: 2,922.3 USD millionClay County: 17.8 USD millionClayton County: 5,977.3 USD millionClinch County: 85.8 USD millionCobb County: 19,822.6 USD millionCoffee County: 560.9 USD millionColquitt County: 480.1 USD millionColumbia County: 1,217 USD millionCook County: 126 USD millionCoweta County: 1,502.1 USD millionCrawford County: 49.4 USD millionCrisp County: 298.8 USD millionDade County: 117.5 USD millionDawson County: 233 USD millionDecatur County: 290.6 USD millionDeKalb County: 16,292.7 USD millionDodge County: 167.7 USD millionDooly County: 99.5 USD millionDougherty County: 2,000.3 USD millionDouglas County: 1,630.5 USD millionEarly County: 186.2 USD millionEchols County: 19.6 USD millionEffingham County: 400.1 USD millionElbert County: 204.1 USD millionEmanuel County: 221.9 USD millionEvans County: 151.5 USD millionFannin County: 178.3 USD millionFayette County: 1,710.6 USD millionFloyd County: 1,631.9 USD millionForsyth County: 3,508 USD millionFranklin County: 258.4 USD millionFulton County: 58,738.6 USD millionGilmer County: 231.5 USD millionGlascock County: 11.2 USD millionGlynn County: 1,511.5 USD millionGordon County: 797.6 USD millionGrady County: 205 USD millionGreene County: 201.5 USD millionGwinnett County: 18,398.8 USD millionHabersham County: 514.8 USD millionHall County: 3,559.5 USD millionHancock County: 58.4 USD millionHaralson County: 258.9 USD millionHarris County: 139.7 USD millionHart County: 235.3 USD millionHeard County: 105.9 USD millionHenry County: 2,066.7 USD millionHouston County: 2,890.5 USD millionIrwin County: 67.6 USD millionJackson County: 847.1 USD millionJasper County: 66.5 USD millionJeff Davis County: 155.6 USD millionJefferson County: 170.1 USD millionJenkins County: 49.2 USD millionJohnson County: 56.1 USD millionJones County: 154.1 USD millionLamar County: 130.2 USD millionLanier County: 47.7 USD millionLaurens County: 675.3 USD millionLee County: 235.3 USD millionLiberty County: 1,766.2 USD millionLincoln County: 42.9 USD millionLong County: 33.4 USD millionLowndes County: 2,010.8 USD millionLumpkin County: 255.3 USD millionMcDuffie County: 239 USD millionMcIntosh County: 61.3 USD millionMacon County: 109 USD millionMadison County: 108.4 USD millionMarion County: 47.4 USD millionMeriwether County: 186.2 USD millionMiller County: 58.9 USD millionMitchell County: 244.3 USD millionMonroe County: 276 USD millionMontgomery County: 56.9 USD millionMorgan County: 244 USD millionMurray County: 358.8 USD millionMuscogee County: 4,566.6 USD millionNewton County: 922.1 USD millionOconee County: 414.7 USD millionOglethorpe County: 59.8 USD millionPaulding County: 792.4 USD millionPeach County: 357 USD millionPickens County: 314.1 USD millionPierce County: 140.6 USD millionPike County: 95.1 USD millionPolk County: 422 USD millionPulaski County: 106 USD millionPutnam County: 194.9 USD millionQuitman County: 12.5 USD millionRabun County: 148.3 USD millionRandolph County: 66.1 USD millionRichmond County: 5,458.8 USD millionRockdale County: 1,510.9 USD millionSchley County: 37.8 USD millionScreven County: 117 USD millionSeminole County: 88.3 USD millionSpalding County: 785.6 USD millionStephens County: 349.1 USD millionStewart County: 47.1 USD millionSumter County: 437.5 USD millionTalbot County: 28.1 USD millionTaliaferro County: 6 USD millionTattnall County: 207.7 USD millionTaylor County: 58.7 USD millionTelfair County: 110.3 USD millionTerrell County: 87.6 USD millionThomas County: 885.4 USD millionTift County: 740.3 USD millionToombs County: 426.6 USD millionTowns County: 101.3 USD millionTreutlen County: 35 USD millionTroup County: 1,669.5 USD millionTurner County: 72.4 USD millionTwiggs County: 44 USD millionUnion County: 212 USD millionUpson County: 244.5 USD millionWalker County: 454.3 USD millionWalton County: 794.8 USD millionWare County: 589.7 USD millionWarren County: 49.3 USD millionWashington County: 266.3 USD millionWayne County: 328.6 USD millionWebster County: 19.4 USD millionWheeler County: 46.6 USD millionWhite County: 245 USD millionWhitfield County: 2,463.1 USD millionWilcox County: 41.1 USD millionWilkes County: 96.2 USD millionWilkinson County: 154.2 USD millionWorth County: 126.5 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Fulton County: 58,738.6 USD millionFulton County58,738.6Cobb County: 19,822.6 USD millionCobb County19,822.6Gwinnett County: 18,398.8 USD millionGwinnett County18,398.8DeKalb County: 16,292.7 USD millionDeKalb County16,292.7Chatham County: 7,004.3 USD millionChatham County7,004.3Clayton County: 5,977.3 USD millionClayton County5,977.3Richmond County: 5,458.8 USD millionRichmond County5,458.8Muscogee County: 4,566.6 USD millionMuscogee County4,566.6Bibb County: 3,667.3 USD millionBibb County3,667.3Hall County: 3,559.5 USD millionHall County3,559.5Forsyth County: 3,508 USD millionForsyth County3,508Clarke County: 2,922.3 USD millionClarke County2,922.3Houston County: 2,890.5 USD millionHouston County2,890.5Whitfield County: 2,463.1 USD millionWhitfield County2,463.1Cherokee County: 2,146 USD millionCherokee County2,146Henry County: 2,066.7 USD millionHenry County2,066.7Lowndes County: 2,010.8 USD millionLowndes County2,010.8Dougherty County: 2,000.3 USD millionDougherty County2,000.3Liberty County: 1,766.2 USD millionLiberty County1,766.2Fayette County: 1,710.6 USD millionFayette County1,710.6Troup County: 1,669.5 USD millionTroup County1,669.5Carroll County: 1,640.9 USD millionCarroll County1,640.9Floyd County: 1,631.9 USD millionFloyd County1,631.9Douglas County: 1,630.5 USD millionDouglas County1,630.5Glynn County: 1,511.5 USD millionGlynn County1,511.5Rockdale County: 1,510.9 USD millionRockdale County1,510.9Coweta County: 1,502.1 USD millionCoweta County1,502.1Bartow County: 1,462 USD millionBartow County1,462Columbia County: 1,217 USD millionColumbia County1,217Chattahoochee County: 1,064.2 USD millionChattahoochee County1,064.2Newton County: 922.1 USD millionNewton County922.1Thomas County: 885.4 USD millionThomas County885.4Bulloch County: 865 USD millionBulloch County865Jackson County: 847.1 USD millionJackson County847.1Camden County: 810.9 USD millionCamden County810.9Gordon County: 797.6 USD millionGordon County797.6Walton County: 794.8 USD millionWalton County794.8Paulding County: 792.4 USD millionPaulding County792.4Spalding County: 785.6 USD millionSpalding County785.6Tift County: 740.3 USD millionTift County740.3Fulton County: 58,738.6 USD millionFulton County58,738.6Cobb County: 19,822.6 USD millionCobb County19,822.6Gwinnett County: 18,398.8 USD millionGwinnett County18,398.8DeKalb County: 16,292.7 USD millionDeKalb County16,292.7Chatham County: 7,004.3 USD millionChatham County7,004.3Clayton County: 5,977.3 USD millionClayton County5,977.3Richmond County: 5,458.8 USD millionRichmond County5,458.8Muscogee County: 4,566.6 USD millionMuscogee County4,566.6Bibb County: 3,667.3 USD millionBibb County3,667.3Hall County: 3,559.5 USD millionHall County3,559.5Forsyth County: 3,508 USD millionForsyth County3,508Clarke County: 2,922.3 USD millionClarke County2,922.3Houston County: 2,890.5 USD millionHouston County2,890.5Whitfield County: 2,463.1 USD millionWhitfield County2,463.1Cherokee County: 2,146 USD millionCherokee County2,146Henry County: 2,066.7 USD millionHenry County2,066.7Lowndes County: 2,010.8 USD millionLowndes County2,010.8Dougherty County: 2,000.3 USD millionDougherty County2,000.3Liberty County: 1,766.2 USD millionLiberty County1,766.2Fayette County: 1,710.6 USD millionFayette County1,710.6Troup County: 1,669.5 USD millionTroup County1,669.5Carroll County: 1,640.9 USD millionCarroll County1,640.9Floyd County: 1,631.9 USD millionFloyd County1,631.9Douglas County: 1,630.5 USD millionDouglas County1,630.5Glynn County: 1,511.5 USD millionGlynn County1,511.5Rockdale County: 1,510.9 USD millionRockdale County1,510.9Coweta County: 1,502.1 USD millionCoweta County1,502.1Bartow County: 1,462 USD millionBartow County1,462Columbia County: 1,217 USD millionColumbia County1,217Chattahoochee County: 1,064.2 USD millionChattahoochee County1,064.2Newton County: 922.1 USD millionNewton County922.1Thomas County: 885.4 USD millionThomas County885.4Bulloch County: 865 USD millionBulloch County865Jackson County: 847.1 USD millionJackson County847.1Camden County: 810.9 USD millionCamden County810.9Gordon County: 797.6 USD millionGordon County797.6Walton County: 794.8 USD millionWalton County794.8Paulding County: 792.4 USD millionPaulding County792.4Spalding County: 785.6 USD millionSpalding County785.6Tift County: 740.3 USD millionTift County740.3
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Fulton County58,738.6+6.7%
2Cobb County19,822.6+6.6%
3Gwinnett County18,398.8+7.9%
4DeKalb County16,292.7+6.1%
5Chatham County7,004.3+5.5%
6Clayton County5,977.3+6.8%
7Richmond County5,458.8+3.6%
8Muscogee County4,566.6+1%
9Bibb County3,667.3+4.3%
10Hall County3,559.5+7%
11Forsyth County3,508+6.2%
12Clarke County2,922.3+3.2%
13Houston County2,890.5+0.5%
14Whitfield County2,463.1+7.8%
15Cherokee County2,146+8%
16Henry County2,066.7+5.2%
17Lowndes County2,010.8+4%
18Dougherty County2,000.3+0.5%
19Liberty County1,766.2-2.5%
20Fayette County1,710.6+2.3%
21Troup County1,669.5+6%
22Carroll County1,640.9+3.3%
23Floyd County1,631.9+4%
24Douglas County1,630.5+5.4%
25Glynn County1,511.5+0.9%
26Rockdale County1,510.9+4.4%
27Coweta County1,502.1+11.2%
28Bartow County1,462+7.5%
29Columbia County1,217+4.5%
30Chattahoochee County1,064.2-1.1%
31Newton County922.1+7.2%
32Thomas County885.4+2.3%
33Bulloch County865+4.3%
34Jackson County847.1+8%
35Camden County810.9+0.3%
36Gordon County797.6+3.6%
37Walton County794.8+5.2%
38Paulding County792.4+8.4%
39Spalding County785.6+3.2%
40Tift County740.3+9.6%
41Laurens County675.3+1.9%
42Barrow County665.9+4.6%
43Ware County589.7+3.4%
44Baldwin County564+3.9%
45Coffee County560.9+7.7%
46Burke County541.3+24.7%
47Habersham County514.8+3%
48Catoosa County507.6+1.5%
49Colquitt County480.1+1.5%
50Walker County454.3+1.3%
51Sumter County437.5+9.1%
52Toombs County426.6-1.7%
53Polk County422+2.9%
54Oconee County414.7+11.7%
55Effingham County400.1+1%
56Murray County358.8+6.1%
57Peach County357+12%
58Stephens County349.1+5%
59Wayne County328.6-2.9%
60Pickens County314.1+14%
61Appling County301.7+5%
62Crisp County298.8+8.1%
63Decatur County290.6+4%
64Monroe County276+2.9%
65Washington County266.3+5.6%
66Haralson County258.9+5.5%
67Franklin County258.4+4.5%
68Bryan County257.2+7.3%
69Lumpkin County255.3+3.2%
70White County245+9.8%
71Upson County244.5-2.6%
72Mitchell County244.3-0.2%
73Morgan County244+8.1%
74McDuffie County239+4.4%
75Lee County235.3+7.7%
76Hart County235.3+4.6%
77Dawson County233+4%
78Gilmer County231.5+1.6%
79Emanuel County221.9+4.9%
80Butts County219.6+5.2%
81Union County212+4%
82Chattooga County211.7+6.8%
83Ben Hill County209.5+4.3%
84Tattnall County207.7+6%
85Grady County205+4.5%
86Elbert County204.1+2.2%
87Greene County201.5+8.4%
88Putnam County194.9+1.7%
89Early County186.2+2.4%
90Meriwether County186.2+3%
91Fannin County178.3+5%
92Jefferson County170.1+3.2%
93Dodge County167.7+1.5%
94Jeff Davis County155.6+3.2%
95Wilkinson County154.2+3.3%
96Jones County154.1+1.4%
97Evans County151.5+6.8%
98Rabun County148.3-2.3%
99Pierce County140.6+5.1%
100Harris County139.7+2.6%
101Lamar County130.2+3.6%
102Bacon County130.1+10.3%
103Worth County126.5+2.5%
104Berrien County126.2-0.4%
105Cook County126+1.3%
106Dade County117.5+3.2%
107Screven County117+0.8%
108Telfair County110.3+5.4%
109Macon County109+0.9%
110Madison County108.4+0.7%
111Brooks County107.7+9.9%
112Pulaski County106+5.3%
113Heard County105.9+11.7%
114Towns County101.3+2.1%
115Banks County100.5+3.8%
116Dooly County99.5+7.7%
117Wilkes County96.2+2.1%
118Candler County95.2+4.8%
119Pike County95.1+6.6%
120Seminole County88.3+5.4%
121Terrell County87.6+9.1%
122Clinch County85.8+5.2%
123Bleckley County80.7-1.2%
124Charlton County79.6-1.7%
125Brantley County75.8+10.7%
126Turner County72.4+4%
127Irwin County67.6+0.4%
128Atkinson County66.7+9.4%
129Jasper County66.5+5.3%
130Randolph County66.1+2.1%
131McIntosh County61.3+2.3%
132Oglethorpe County59.8+5%
133Miller County58.9+6.7%
134Taylor County58.7-1.2%
135Hancock County58.4+3.9%
136Montgomery County56.9+7.1%
137Johnson County56.1+4.1%
138Crawford County49.4+8.7%
139Warren County49.3+4.9%
140Jenkins County49.2+2.3%
141Lanier County47.7+4%
142Marion County47.4+0.8%
143Stewart County47.1+4.1%
144Wheeler County46.6-4.2%
145Twiggs County44+2.8%
146Lincoln County42.9+5%
147Wilcox County41.1+7.2%
148Schley County37.8-1.7%
149Calhoun County35.8+4.2%
150Treutlen County35+8.1%
151Long County33.4+4.5%
152Talbot County28.1+5.4%
153Baker County20.8+6.4%
154Echols County19.6+4.2%
155Webster County19.4+5.8%
156Clay County17.8-5.6%
157Quitman County12.5+4.5%
158Glascock County11.2+1.6%
159Taliaferro County6+9.1%

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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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