Census ACS 2023 · 159 counties
Richest Counties in Georgia
Income varies significantly across Georgia's 159 counties. Forsyth County leads with a median household income of $138,000. County-level income data reveals economic disparities within the state that statewide averages can mask — affluent suburban counties often have incomes 2-3x higher than rural counties in the same state. These differences affect school funding, public services, and quality of life.
Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates
| # | County | Median Income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worth County | $57,201 | 20,575 |
| 2 | Wilkinson County | $46,673 | 8,795 |
| 3 | Wilkes County | $52,542 | 9,553 |
| 4 | Wilcox County | $48,036 | 8,784 |
| 5 | Whitfield County | $64,262 | 103,118 |
| 6 | White County | $69,747 | 28,454 |
| 7 | Wheeler County | $45,262 | 7,434 |
| 8 | Webster County | $40,764 | 2,348 |
| 9 | Wayne County | $49,562 | 30,519 |
| 10 | Washington County | $44,009 | 19,893 |
| 11 | Warren County | $46,776 | 5,175 |
| 12 | Ware County | $44,833 | 35,958 |
| 13 | Walton County | $82,381 | 100,361 |
| 14 | Walker County | $55,887 | 68,449 |
| 15 | Upson County | $50,904 | 27,856 |
| 16 | Union County | $65,697 | 25,598 |
| 17 | Twiggs County | $55,439 | 7,869 |
| 18 | Turner County | $39,565 | 8,915 |
| 19 | Troup County | $54,905 | 69,821 |
| 20 | Treutlen County | $43,750 | 6,387 |
| 21 | Towns County | $58,400 | 12,739 |
| 22 | Toombs County | $54,130 | 26,943 |
| 23 | Tift County | $53,165 | 41,322 |
| 24 | Thomas County | $60,140 | 45,696 |
| 25 | Terrell County | $43,812 | 8,941 |
| 26 | Telfair County | $44,948 | 12,174 |
| 27 | Taylor County | $41,743 | 7,786 |
| 28 | Tattnall County | $52,351 | 24,215 |
| 29 | Taliaferro County | $48,036 | 1,740 |
| 30 | Talbot County | $45,098 | 5,753 |
| 31 | Sumter County | $41,877 | 29,174 |
| 32 | Stewart County | $35,000 | 4,978 |
| 33 | Stephens County | $52,264 | 26,842 |
| 34 | Spalding County | $60,217 | 68,215 |
| 35 | Seminole County | $49,559 | 9,117 |
| 36 | Screven County | $53,017 | 14,057 |
| 37 | Schley County | $59,647 | 4,539 |
| 38 | Rockdale County | $72,349 | 94,293 |
| 39 | Richmond County | $53,197 | 206,040 |
| 40 | Randolph County | $25,425 | 6,270 |
| 41 | Rabun County | $61,466 | 17,107 |
| 42 | Quitman County | $36,838 | 2,092 |
| 43 | Putnam County | $64,163 | 22,524 |
| 44 | Pulaski County | $47,688 | 9,893 |
| 45 | Polk County | $55,308 | 43,365 |
| 46 | Pike County | $84,184 | 19,540 |
| 47 | Pierce County | $56,691 | 19,996 |
| 48 | Pickens County | $75,293 | 34,197 |
| 49 | Peach County | $68,365 | 28,269 |
| 50 | Paulding County | $94,557 | 174,292 |
| 51 | Oglethorpe County | $69,784 | 15,221 |
| 52 | Oconee County | $115,925 | 42,788 |
| 53 | Newton County | $73,732 | 115,530 |
| 54 | Muscogee County | $56,622 | 204,383 |
| 55 | Murray County | $67,880 | 40,282 |
| 56 | Morgan County | $85,692 | 20,614 |
| 57 | Montgomery County | $51,188 | 8,675 |
| 58 | Monroe County | $82,863 | 28,919 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | $51,908 | 21,441 |
| 60 | Miller County | $58,407 | 5,873 |
| 61 | Meriwether County | $56,458 | 20,757 |
| 62 | McIntosh County | $50,348 | 11,187 |
| 63 | McDuffie County | $54,058 | 21,687 |
| 64 | Marion County | $50,484 | 7,474 |
| 65 | Madison County | $58,784 | 30,914 |
| 66 | Macon County | $37,177 | 11,953 |
| 67 | Lumpkin County | $72,388 | 33,931 |
| 68 | Lowndes County | $55,887 | 119,055 |
| 69 | Long County | $64,747 | 17,512 |
| 70 | Lincoln County | $50,688 | 7,773 |
| 71 | Liberty County | $59,013 | 66,826 |
| 72 | Lee County | $88,024 | 33,337 |
| 73 | Laurens County | $49,705 | 49,619 |
| 74 | Lanier County | $44,361 | 10,094 |
| 75 | Lamar County | $68,457 | 19,098 |
| 76 | Jones County | $68,259 | 28,526 |
| 77 | Johnson County | $54,183 | 9,192 |
| 78 | Jenkins County | $36,906 | 8,674 |
| 79 | Jefferson County | $46,561 | 15,468 |
| 80 | Jeff Davis County | $40,879 | 14,838 |
| 81 | Jasper County | $59,574 | 15,345 |
| 82 | Jackson County | $85,012 | 80,640 |
| 83 | Irwin County | $53,915 | 9,385 |
| 84 | Houston County | $80,743 | 166,902 |
| 85 | Henry County | $81,612 | 245,417 |
| 86 | Heard County | $62,907 | 11,616 |
| 87 | Hart County | $57,241 | 26,484 |
| 88 | Harris County | $89,184 | 35,509 |
| 89 | Haralson County | $65,016 | 30,720 |
| 90 | Hancock County | $33,182 | 8,630 |
| 91 | Hall County | $77,430 | 208,395 |
| 92 | Habersham County | $65,622 | 46,948 |
| 93 | Gwinnett County | $84,823 | 966,972 |
| 94 | Greene County | $84,530 | 19,586 |
| 95 | Grady County | $54,312 | 26,056 |
| 96 | Gordon County | $61,997 | 58,336 |
| 97 | Glynn County | $68,546 | 84,987 |
| 98 | Glascock County | $55,250 | 2,913 |
| 99 | Gilmer County | $72,542 | 31,976 |
| 100 | Fulton County | $91,490 | 1,068,507 |
| 101 | Franklin County | $52,264 | 23,840 |
| 102 | Forsyth County | $138,000 | 260,062 |
| 103 | Floyd County | $62,540 | 98,985 |
| 104 | Fayette County | $108,986 | 120,689 |
| 105 | Fannin County | $58,073 | 25,605 |
| 106 | Evans County | $53,908 | 10,740 |
| 107 | Emanuel County | $50,053 | 22,961 |
| 108 | Elbert County | $49,727 | 19,725 |
| 109 | Effingham County | $85,465 | 67,265 |
| 110 | Echols County | $61,723 | 3,705 |
| 111 | Early County | $53,750 | 10,683 |
| 112 | Douglas County | $80,764 | 146,141 |
| 113 | Dougherty County | $46,784 | 83,915 |
| 114 | Dooly County | $56,545 | 11,026 |
| 115 | Dodge County | $50,152 | 19,909 |
| 116 | DeKalb County | $77,683 | 762,105 |
| 117 | Decatur County | $50,485 | 29,118 |
| 118 | Dawson County | $88,986 | 28,704 |
| 119 | Dade County | $58,936 | 16,196 |
| 120 | Crisp County | $42,745 | 19,995 |
| 121 | Crawford County | $60,905 | 12,183 |
| 122 | Coweta County | $94,142 | 150,071 |
| 123 | Cook County | $50,133 | 17,363 |
| 124 | Columbia County | $96,122 | 159,638 |
| 125 | Colquitt County | $49,691 | 45,907 |
| 126 | Coffee County | $50,175 | 43,161 |
| 127 | Cobb County | $98,712 | 769,152 |
| 128 | Clinch County | $55,549 | 6,722 |
| 129 | Clayton County | $58,507 | 298,771 |
| 130 | Clay County | $48,715 | 2,853 |
| 131 | Clarke County | $52,267 | 129,267 |
| 132 | Cherokee County | $105,442 | 274,539 |
| 133 | Chattooga County | $47,785 | 24,975 |
| 134 | Chattahoochee County | $59,221 | 9,181 |
| 135 | Chatham County | $69,575 | 298,143 |
| 136 | Charlton County | $48,534 | 12,711 |
| 137 | Catoosa County | $72,425 | 68,356 |
| 138 | Carroll County | $72,327 | 122,187 |
| 139 | Candler County | $50,431 | 10,972 |
| 140 | Camden County | $72,399 | 56,036 |
| 141 | Calhoun County | $55,714 | 5,528 |
| 142 | Butts County | $59,221 | 26,074 |
| 143 | Burke County | $50,739 | 24,427 |
| 144 | Bulloch County | $56,832 | 81,372 |
| 145 | Bryan County | $94,234 | 46,681 |
| 146 | Brooks County | $47,656 | 16,285 |
| 147 | Brantley County | $47,801 | 18,171 |
| 148 | Bleckley County | $53,005 | 12,414 |
| 149 | Bibb County | $50,747 | 156,543 |
| 150 | Berrien County | $50,414 | 18,257 |
| 151 | Ben Hill County | $39,081 | 17,138 |
| 152 | Bartow County | $79,431 | 111,153 |
| 153 | Barrow County | $77,477 | 86,982 |
| 154 | Banks County | $68,830 | 18,757 |
| 155 | Baldwin County | $55,413 | 43,669 |
| 156 | Baker County | $44,405 | 2,830 |
| 157 | Bacon County | $50,310 | 11,129 |
| 158 | Atkinson County | $38,438 | 8,261 |
| 159 | Appling County | $43,728 | 18,426 |
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Forsyth County is the #1 ranked county in Georgia by median household income, with a value of $138,000 according to Census ACS 2023 data.
Georgia has 159 counties tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.
All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.
Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers all counties in Georgia.