Georgia

GA · 159 counties · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Key Statistics

Total Population
Rank #8 of 52
86th %ile
Median Household Income
$77,353 +2.9% vs nat'l
Rank #27 of 52
49th %ile
Poverty Rate
13.4% +6.3% vs nat'l
Rank #38 of 52
27th %ile
Median Home Value
$303,300 +7.6% vs nat'l
Rank #26 of 52
51th %ile
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.9% +3.7% vs nat'l
Rank #25 of 52
53th %ile
Unemployment Rate
5.1% −4.1% vs nat'l
Rank #33 of 52
37th %ile

At a Glance

65.7% Homeownership
87.6% Insured
34.9% Bachelor's+

Age & Sex Distribution

MaleFemale
0-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-7980+10%5%0%5%10%

Race & Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Hispanic or LatinoAsian (non-Hispanic)Two or More RacesOther (non-Hispanic)American Indian (non-Hispanic)Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%9.1%18.3%27.4%36.6%45.7%49.1%30.7%11.0%4.5%3.9%0.6%0.1%0.1%

Highest Income Counties in Georgia

# County Median Income
1 Forsyth County $143,784
2 Oconee County $121,217
3 Fayette County $111,978
4 Cherokee County $108,115
5 Bryan County $103,408
6 Cobb County $102,738
7 Paulding County $98,031
8 Harris County $97,302
9 Columbia County $95,592
10 Coweta County $95,548

Lowest Income Counties in Georgia

# County Median Income
159 Randolph County $28,380
158 Stewart County $33,250
157 Turner County $36,799
156 Hancock County $40,082
155 Quitman County $40,179
154 Jeff Davis County $40,283
153 Wheeler County $40,539
152 Macon County $41,031
151 Talbot County $41,597
150 Ben Hill County $41,758

About Georgia

Georgia has a total population of 11M, making it the 8th most populous state in the United States. The state comprises 159 counties.

The median household income in Georgia is $77,353, ranking 27th among all states and territories. The poverty rate is 13.4% and the unemployment rate stands at 5.1%.

Housing in Georgia has a median home value of $303,300 with a homeownership rate of 65.7%. Renters pay a median gross rent of $1,393 per month.

All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024. Values are estimates and subject to margin of error.

All Counties in Georgia

Appling County Atkinson County Bacon County Baker County Baldwin County Banks County Barrow County Bartow County Ben Hill County Berrien County Bibb County Bleckley County Brantley County Brooks County Bryan County Bulloch County Burke County Butts County Calhoun County Camden County Candler County Carroll County Catoosa County Charlton County Chatham County Chattahoochee County Chattooga County Cherokee County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinch County Cobb County Coffee County Colquitt County Columbia County Cook County Coweta County Crawford County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Decatur County DeKalb County Dodge County Dooly County Dougherty County Douglas County Early County Echols County Effingham County Elbert County Emanuel County Evans County Fannin County Fayette County Floyd County Forsyth County Franklin County Fulton County Gilmer County Glascock County Glynn County Gordon County Grady County Greene County Gwinnett County Habersham County Hall County Hancock County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Heard County Henry County Houston County Irwin County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Jenkins County Johnson County Jones County Lamar County Lanier County Laurens County Lee County Liberty County Lincoln County Long County Lowndes County Lumpkin County Macon County Madison County Marion County McDuffie County McIntosh County Meriwether County Miller County Mitchell County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Murray County Muscogee County Newton County Oconee County Oglethorpe County Paulding County Peach County Pickens County Pierce County Pike County Polk County Pulaski County Putnam County Quitman County Rabun County Randolph County Richmond County Rockdale County Schley County Screven County Seminole County Spalding County Stephens County Stewart County Sumter County Talbot County Taliaferro County Tattnall County Taylor County Telfair County Terrell County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Towns County Treutlen County Troup County Turner County Twiggs County Union County Upson County Walker County Walton County Ware County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Wheeler County White County Whitfield County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Worth County

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.