Counties in Georgia by wages and salaries paid

Fulton County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 159 counties in 2022, at $101.13 billion. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at $9.29 million. The median was $334.48 million and the figure for Georgia was $334.75 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest101,131.6Fulton County
Median334.5159 counties
Georgia334,748.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 463.2 USD millionAtkinson County: 110.2 USD millionBacon County: 192.8 USD millionBaker County: 25.4 USD millionBaldwin County: 737.6 USD millionBanks County: 212.1 USD millionBarrow County: 1,322.2 USD millionBartow County: 2,507.3 USD millionBen Hill County: 286.6 USD millionBerrien County: 189.2 USD millionBibb County: 4,804.8 USD millionBleckley County: 112.3 USD millionBrantley County: 135 USD millionBrooks County: 178.9 USD millionBryan County: 545.6 USD millionBulloch County: 1,346.1 USD millionBurke County: 1,177.5 USD millionButts County: 418.9 USD millionCalhoun County: 48.9 USD millionCamden County: 1,071.9 USD millionCandler County: 136.6 USD millionCarroll County: 2,559.9 USD millionCatoosa County: 796 USD millionCharlton County: 107.7 USD millionChatham County: 10,954.8 USD millionChattahoochee County: 1,053.7 USD millionChattooga County: 226.3 USD millionCherokee County: 3,977.2 USD millionClarke County: 4,200.1 USD millionClay County: 22.3 USD millionClayton County: 8,668.9 USD millionClinch County: 121.6 USD millionCobb County: 31,433.9 USD millionCoffee County: 865.9 USD millionColquitt County: 748.8 USD millionColumbia County: 2,024.6 USD millionCook County: 203.8 USD millionCoweta County: 2,586.6 USD millionCrawford County: 53.3 USD millionCrisp County: 437.5 USD millionDade County: 185.9 USD millionDawson County: 453.1 USD millionDecatur County: 424.5 USD millionDeKalb County: 24,574.7 USD millionDodge County: 210.7 USD millionDooly County: 164.8 USD millionDougherty County: 2,710 USD millionDouglas County: 2,870.1 USD millionEarly County: 243 USD millionEchols County: 21.3 USD millionEffingham County: 657.6 USD millionElbert County: 284.7 USD millionEmanuel County: 338.4 USD millionEvans County: 196 USD millionFannin County: 333.7 USD millionFayette County: 3,032.9 USD millionFloyd County: 2,268.2 USD millionForsyth County: 5,752.4 USD millionFranklin County: 397.7 USD millionFulton County: 101,131.6 USD millionGilmer County: 343.8 USD millionGlascock County: 15.2 USD millionGlynn County: 2,280.6 USD millionGordon County: 1,435.1 USD millionGrady County: 310.8 USD millionGreene County: 388.5 USD millionGwinnett County: 27,367.8 USD millionHabersham County: 699.2 USD millionHall County: 6,407.6 USD millionHancock County: 66.9 USD millionHaralson County: 396.7 USD millionHarris County: 262.9 USD millionHart County: 361.3 USD millionHeard County: 136.6 USD millionHenry County: 3,952.5 USD millionHouston County: 4,060.5 USD millionIrwin County: 111.3 USD millionJackson County: 2,276 USD millionJasper County: 107.8 USD millionJeff Davis County: 217.6 USD millionJefferson County: 248.8 USD millionJenkins County: 75.7 USD millionJohnson County: 64 USD millionJones County: 203.9 USD millionLamar County: 224.8 USD millionLanier County: 65.9 USD millionLaurens County: 986.3 USD millionLee County: 386 USD millionLiberty County: 2,153.7 USD millionLincoln County: 60.5 USD millionLong County: 56.5 USD millionLowndes County: 2,780.2 USD millionLumpkin County: 433.2 USD millionMcDuffie County: 333 USD millionMcIntosh County: 87.2 USD millionMacon County: 145.6 USD millionMadison County: 192.3 USD millionMarion County: 46.5 USD millionMeriwether County: 239.1 USD millionMiller County: 97.3 USD millionMitchell County: 309.3 USD millionMonroe County: 441.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 66.4 USD millionMorgan County: 497.5 USD millionMurray County: 385.9 USD millionMuscogee County: 5,718.6 USD millionNewton County: 1,405.3 USD millionOconee County: 815.9 USD millionOglethorpe County: 100.8 USD millionPaulding County: 1,506.8 USD millionPeach County: 491.6 USD millionPickens County: 498.3 USD millionPierce County: 212.3 USD millionPike County: 159.9 USD millionPolk County: 581.8 USD millionPulaski County: 131.2 USD millionPutnam County: 312.4 USD millionQuitman County: 12.9 USD millionRabun County: 255.7 USD millionRandolph County: 85.1 USD millionRichmond County: 7,294.5 USD millionRockdale County: 2,332.7 USD millionSchley County: 51.6 USD millionScreven County: 137.3 USD millionSeminole County: 105.4 USD millionSpalding County: 1,227.6 USD millionStephens County: 466.7 USD millionStewart County: 90.2 USD millionSumter County: 528.2 USD millionTalbot County: 41 USD millionTaliaferro County: 9.3 USD millionTattnall County: 274 USD millionTaylor County: 76.8 USD millionTelfair County: 103.5 USD millionTerrell County: 100.4 USD millionThomas County: 1,183.7 USD millionTift County: 1,121.5 USD millionToombs County: 557 USD millionTowns County: 156.8 USD millionTreutlen County: 48.6 USD millionTroup County: 2,316.2 USD millionTurner County: 92.4 USD millionTwiggs County: 89.7 USD millionUnion County: 373.3 USD millionUpson County: 343.3 USD millionWalker County: 724.1 USD millionWalton County: 1,504.7 USD millionWare County: 795.6 USD millionWarren County: 81.4 USD millionWashington County: 334.5 USD millionWayne County: 455.7 USD millionWebster County: 28.3 USD millionWheeler County: 58.4 USD millionWhite County: 411.2 USD millionWhitfield County: 3,264.9 USD millionWilcox County: 51.7 USD millionWilkes County: 138.1 USD millionWilkinson County: 193 USD millionWorth County: 145 USD million
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USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

Fulton County: 101,131.6 USD millionFulton County101,131.6Cobb County: 31,433.9 USD millionCobb County31,433.9Gwinnett County: 27,367.8 USD millionGwinnett County27,367.8DeKalb County: 24,574.7 USD millionDeKalb County24,574.7Chatham County: 10,954.8 USD millionChatham County10,954.8Clayton County: 8,668.9 USD millionClayton County8,668.9Richmond County: 7,294.5 USD millionRichmond County7,294.5Hall County: 6,407.6 USD millionHall County6,407.6Forsyth County: 5,752.4 USD millionForsyth County5,752.4Muscogee County: 5,718.6 USD millionMuscogee County5,718.6Bibb County: 4,804.8 USD millionBibb County4,804.8Clarke County: 4,200.1 USD millionClarke County4,200.1Houston County: 4,060.5 USD millionHouston County4,060.5Cherokee County: 3,977.2 USD millionCherokee County3,977.2Henry County: 3,952.5 USD millionHenry County3,952.5Whitfield County: 3,264.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,264.9Fayette County: 3,032.9 USD millionFayette County3,032.9Douglas County: 2,870.1 USD millionDouglas County2,870.1Lowndes County: 2,780.2 USD millionLowndes County2,780.2Dougherty County: 2,710 USD millionDougherty County2,710Coweta County: 2,586.6 USD millionCoweta County2,586.6Carroll County: 2,559.9 USD millionCarroll County2,559.9Bartow County: 2,507.3 USD millionBartow County2,507.3Rockdale County: 2,332.7 USD millionRockdale County2,332.7Troup County: 2,316.2 USD millionTroup County2,316.2Glynn County: 2,280.6 USD millionGlynn County2,280.6Jackson County: 2,276 USD millionJackson County2,276Floyd County: 2,268.2 USD millionFloyd County2,268.2Liberty County: 2,153.7 USD millionLiberty County2,153.7Columbia County: 2,024.6 USD millionColumbia County2,024.6Paulding County: 1,506.8 USD millionPaulding County1,506.8Walton County: 1,504.7 USD millionWalton County1,504.7Gordon County: 1,435.1 USD millionGordon County1,435.1Newton County: 1,405.3 USD millionNewton County1,405.3Bulloch County: 1,346.1 USD millionBulloch County1,346.1Barrow County: 1,322.2 USD millionBarrow County1,322.2Spalding County: 1,227.6 USD millionSpalding County1,227.6Thomas County: 1,183.7 USD millionThomas County1,183.7Burke County: 1,177.5 USD millionBurke County1,177.5Tift County: 1,121.5 USD millionTift County1,121.5Fulton County: 101,131.6 USD millionFulton County101,131.6Cobb County: 31,433.9 USD millionCobb County31,433.9Gwinnett County: 27,367.8 USD millionGwinnett County27,367.8DeKalb County: 24,574.7 USD millionDeKalb County24,574.7Chatham County: 10,954.8 USD millionChatham County10,954.8Clayton County: 8,668.9 USD millionClayton County8,668.9Richmond County: 7,294.5 USD millionRichmond County7,294.5Hall County: 6,407.6 USD millionHall County6,407.6Forsyth County: 5,752.4 USD millionForsyth County5,752.4Muscogee County: 5,718.6 USD millionMuscogee County5,718.6Bibb County: 4,804.8 USD millionBibb County4,804.8Clarke County: 4,200.1 USD millionClarke County4,200.1Houston County: 4,060.5 USD millionHouston County4,060.5Cherokee County: 3,977.2 USD millionCherokee County3,977.2Henry County: 3,952.5 USD millionHenry County3,952.5Whitfield County: 3,264.9 USD millionWhitfield County3,264.9Fayette County: 3,032.9 USD millionFayette County3,032.9Douglas County: 2,870.1 USD millionDouglas County2,870.1Lowndes County: 2,780.2 USD millionLowndes County2,780.2Dougherty County: 2,710 USD millionDougherty County2,710Coweta County: 2,586.6 USD millionCoweta County2,586.6Carroll County: 2,559.9 USD millionCarroll County2,559.9Bartow County: 2,507.3 USD millionBartow County2,507.3Rockdale County: 2,332.7 USD millionRockdale County2,332.7Troup County: 2,316.2 USD millionTroup County2,316.2Glynn County: 2,280.6 USD millionGlynn County2,280.6Jackson County: 2,276 USD millionJackson County2,276Floyd County: 2,268.2 USD millionFloyd County2,268.2Liberty County: 2,153.7 USD millionLiberty County2,153.7Columbia County: 2,024.6 USD millionColumbia County2,024.6Paulding County: 1,506.8 USD millionPaulding County1,506.8Walton County: 1,504.7 USD millionWalton County1,504.7Gordon County: 1,435.1 USD millionGordon County1,435.1Newton County: 1,405.3 USD millionNewton County1,405.3Bulloch County: 1,346.1 USD millionBulloch County1,346.1Barrow County: 1,322.2 USD millionBarrow County1,322.2Spalding County: 1,227.6 USD millionSpalding County1,227.6Thomas County: 1,183.7 USD millionThomas County1,183.7Burke County: 1,177.5 USD millionBurke County1,177.5Tift County: 1,121.5 USD millionTift County1,121.5
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

RankCounties2022
USD million
Change on 2021
1Fulton County101,131.6+13%
2Cobb County31,433.9+8.8%
3Gwinnett County27,367.8+10.8%
4DeKalb County24,574.7+10.2%
5Chatham County10,954.8+11.7%
6Clayton County8,668.9+10.8%
7Richmond County7,294.5+6.2%
8Hall County6,407.6+13.1%
9Forsyth County5,752.4+12.4%
10Muscogee County5,718.6-0.2%
11Bibb County4,804.8+3.9%
12Clarke County4,200.1+3.2%
13Houston County4,060.5+6.2%
14Cherokee County3,977.2+12.1%
15Henry County3,952.5+13%
16Whitfield County3,264.9+7.8%
17Fayette County3,032.9+15.1%
18Douglas County2,870.1+20.6%
19Lowndes County2,780.2+6.7%
20Dougherty County2,710+7.1%
21Coweta County2,586.6+14.2%
22Carroll County2,559.9+11.3%
23Bartow County2,507.3+10.3%
24Rockdale County2,332.7+10.5%
25Troup County2,316.2+13.8%
26Glynn County2,280.6+11.3%
27Jackson County2,276+35.6%
28Floyd County2,268.2+8.6%
29Liberty County2,153.7+4.6%
30Columbia County2,024.6+6.8%
31Paulding County1,506.8+14.4%
32Walton County1,504.7+10.9%
33Gordon County1,435.1+11.6%
34Newton County1,405.3+8.7%
35Bulloch County1,346.1+13%
36Barrow County1,322.2+15%
37Spalding County1,227.6+14.8%
38Thomas County1,183.7+6.5%
39Burke County1,177.5-10.8%
40Tift County1,121.5+8.8%
41Camden County1,071.9+5.9%
42Chattahoochee County1,053.7+0.5%
43Laurens County986.3+6.3%
44Coffee County865.9+10.9%
45Oconee County815.9+10.3%
46Catoosa County796+11.2%
47Ware County795.6+10.3%
48Colquitt County748.8+8.3%
49Baldwin County737.6+9.9%
50Walker County724.1+10.5%
51Habersham County699.2+12%
52Effingham County657.6+10.9%
53Polk County581.8+9%
54Toombs County557+4.8%
55Bryan County545.6+20.9%
56Sumter County528.2+5.8%
57Pickens County498.3+9%
58Morgan County497.5+14%
59Peach County491.6+9.3%
60Stephens County466.7+15.6%
61Appling County463.2+3.3%
62Wayne County455.7+5.3%
63Dawson County453.1+11.5%
64Monroe County441.2+12.4%
65Crisp County437.5+13.1%
66Lumpkin County433.2+8%
67Decatur County424.5+9.3%
68Butts County418.9+13.1%
69White County411.2+12.3%
70Franklin County397.7+9.8%
71Haralson County396.7+12.8%
72Greene County388.5+14.2%
73Lee County386+15.8%
74Murray County385.9+6.3%
75Union County373.3+9.7%
76Hart County361.3+16%
77Gilmer County343.8+11.5%
78Upson County343.3+8.6%
79Emanuel County338.4+12.4%
80Washington County334.5+14.2%
81Fannin County333.7+9.5%
82McDuffie County333+5.6%
83Putnam County312.4+12.9%
84Grady County310.8+8.2%
85Mitchell County309.3+6.5%
86Ben Hill County286.6+10.3%
87Elbert County284.7+10.7%
88Tattnall County274+6%
89Harris County262.9+10.8%
90Rabun County255.7+12.9%
91Jefferson County248.8+3.7%
92Early County243+9.8%
93Meriwether County239.1+11.2%
94Chattooga County226.3+2.3%
95Lamar County224.8+13.7%
96Jeff Davis County217.6+11.6%
97Pierce County212.3+8.2%
98Banks County212.1+24%
99Dodge County210.7+7.5%
100Jones County203.9+9%
101Cook County203.8+11.3%
102Evans County196+10%
103Wilkinson County193+18.7%
104Bacon County192.8+12.4%
105Madison County192.3+13.6%
106Berrien County189.2+23.6%
107Dade County185.9+4.3%
108Brooks County178.9+13%
109Dooly County164.8+9.7%
110Pike County159.9+9%
111Towns County156.8+6.3%
112Macon County145.6+6.9%
113Worth County145+7.9%
114Wilkes County138.1+13%
115Screven County137.3+6%
116Candler County136.6+8.4%
116Heard County136.6+5.6%
118Brantley County135+13.8%
119Pulaski County131.2+3.2%
120Clinch County121.6+7.8%
121Bleckley County112.3+5.4%
122Irwin County111.3+7.4%
123Atkinson County110.2-1.3%
124Jasper County107.8+6%
125Charlton County107.7+16%
126Seminole County105.4+1.7%
127Telfair County103.5+6.2%
128Oglethorpe County100.8+12.4%
129Terrell County100.4+9.1%
130Miller County97.3+9.9%
131Turner County92.4+7%
132Stewart County90.2+11.2%
133Twiggs County89.7+8.1%
134McIntosh County87.2+10.3%
135Randolph County85.1+9.2%
136Warren County81.4+8.7%
137Taylor County76.8-7.2%
138Jenkins County75.7+16.5%
139Hancock County66.9+5.9%
140Montgomery County66.4+10.7%
141Lanier County65.9+9.1%
142Johnson County64+9.8%
143Lincoln County60.5+10.8%
144Wheeler County58.4+15.1%
145Long County56.5+14.2%
146Crawford County53.3-0.1%
147Wilcox County51.7+1.9%
148Schley County51.6+9.4%
149Calhoun County48.9+6%
150Treutlen County48.6+13.7%
151Marion County46.5+8.6%
152Talbot County41+16.5%
153Webster County28.3+4.7%
154Baker County25.4+5.7%
155Clay County22.3+4.7%
156Echols County21.3-1.2%
157Glascock County15.2+6.8%
158Quitman County12.9-6.2%
159Taliaferro County9.3+10.4%

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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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