Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q1, the average weekly wage for Georgia was $1.07K. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.66K), followed by Burke County ($1.62K), and Cobb County ($1.20K).
On the other hand, Glascock County had the lowest average weekly wage ($458), followed by Taliaferro County ($485), and Candler County ($533).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Fulton County | 1661 |
| 2 | Burke County | 1623 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 1202 |
| 4 | Clayton County | 1177 |
| 5 | DeKalb County | 1138 |
| 6 | Gwinnett County | 1059 |
| 7 | Heard County | 1042 |
| 8 | Appling County | 1034 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 952 |
| 10 | Clarke County | 917 |
| 11 | Chatham County | 901 |
| 12 | Gordon County | 892 |
| 13 | Muscogee County | 886 |
| 14 | Hall County | 869 |
| 14 | Richmond County | 869 |
| 15 | Wilkinson County | 858 |
| 16 | Rockdale County | 857 |
| 17 | Whitfield County | 850 |
| 18 | Chattahoochee County | 848 |
| 19 | Houston County | 840 |
| 19 | Pickens County | 840 |
| 20 | Bibb County | 835 |
| 21 | Effingham County | 834 |
| 22 | Troup County | 826 |
| 23 | Bartow County | 823 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 823 |
| 23 | Glynn County | 823 |
| 24 | Stewart County | 809 |
| 25 | Newton County | 805 |
| 26 | Fayette County | 803 |
| 27 | Camden County | 798 |
| 27 | Walton County | 798 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 793 |
| 29 | Floyd County | 792 |
| 30 | Early County | 786 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 784 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | 782 |
| 33 | Thomas County | 781 |
| 34 | Dougherty County | 778 |
| 35 | Warren County | 776 |
| 36 | Haralson County | 771 |
| 36 | Liberty County | 771 |
| 37 | Coweta County | 759 |
| 38 | Webster County | 754 |
| 39 | Baker County | 734 |
| 39 | Columbia County | 734 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 733 |
| 41 | Barrow County | 730 |
| 42 | Henry County | 727 |
| 43 | Macon County | 724 |
| 43 | Washington County | 724 |
| 44 | Douglas County | 723 |
| 44 | Laurens County | 723 |
| 45 | Stephens County | 720 |
| 46 | Oconee County | 718 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 714 |
| 48 | Sumter County | 712 |
| 49 | Charlton County | 708 |
| 50 | Polk County | 702 |
| 51 | Echols County | 699 |
| 51 | Greene County | 699 |
| 51 | Habersham County | 699 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 699 |
| 52 | Hart County | 698 |
| 53 | Peach County | 697 |
| 54 | Hancock County | 692 |
| 54 | Tift County | 692 |
| 55 | Morgan County | 691 |
| 55 | Union County | 691 |
| 56 | Meriwether County | 683 |
| 57 | Berrien County | 681 |
| 57 | Emanuel County | 681 |
| 58 | Paulding County | 680 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 679 |
| 60 | Spalding County | 678 |
| 60 | Ware County | 678 |
| 61 | Upson County | 677 |
| 62 | Bryan County | 672 |
| 63 | Taylor County | 670 |
| 64 | Butts County | 668 |
| 65 | Tattnall County | 665 |
| 66 | Dade County | 664 |
| 67 | Bulloch County | 663 |
| 67 | Lowndes County | 663 |
| 68 | Clinch County | 658 |
| 69 | Bacon County | 656 |
| 69 | Lamar County | 656 |
| 69 | Screven County | 656 |
| 70 | Toombs County | 654 |
| 71 | Crisp County | 652 |
| 71 | Jones County | 652 |
| 71 | Murray County | 652 |
| 72 | Pike County | 650 |
| 73 | Elbert County | 648 |
| 74 | Atkinson County | 647 |
| 74 | Schley County | 647 |
| 75 | McDuffie County | 643 |
| 75 | Pierce County | 643 |
| 76 | Catoosa County | 642 |
| 76 | Grady County | 642 |
| 77 | Lumpkin County | 641 |
| 77 | Walker County | 641 |
| 78 | Miller County | 639 |
| 79 | Baldwin County | 638 |
| 79 | Lee County | 638 |
| 80 | Coffee County | 636 |
| 81 | Brooks County | 635 |
| 81 | Decatur County | 635 |
| 82 | Worth County | 634 |
| 83 | Colquitt County | 629 |
| 83 | Talbot County | 629 |
| 84 | Jeff Davis County | 626 |
| 85 | Irwin County | 625 |
| 86 | Chattooga County | 624 |
| 87 | Dooly County | 622 |
| 88 | Putnam County | 621 |
| 89 | Madison County | 619 |
| 90 | Wilkes County | 617 |
| 91 | Crawford County | 612 |
| 92 | Seminole County | 611 |
| 93 | Banks County | 606 |
| 93 | Terrell County | 606 |
| 94 | Gilmer County | 602 |
| 95 | Lanier County | 596 |
| 95 | Marion County | 596 |
| 95 | Mitchell County | 596 |
| 96 | White County | 593 |
| 97 | Ben Hill County | 591 |
| 97 | Jasper County | 591 |
| 97 | Montgomery County | 591 |
| 98 | Oglethorpe County | 590 |
| 99 | Twiggs County | 586 |
| 100 | Fannin County | 584 |
| 101 | Towns County | 583 |
| 102 | Lincoln County | 582 |
| 102 | Turner County | 582 |
| 103 | Rabun County | 581 |
| 103 | Wheeler County | 581 |
| 104 | Quitman County | 578 |
| 105 | Harris County | 577 |
| 106 | Dodge County | 575 |
| 106 | Jenkins County | 575 |
| 107 | Clay County | 574 |
| 108 | Johnson County | 568 |
| 109 | McIntosh County | 566 |
| 110 | Brantley County | 563 |
| 110 | Long County | 563 |
| 111 | Dawson County | 562 |
| 112 | Calhoun County | 558 |
| 113 | Treutlen County | 554 |
| 114 | Randolph County | 553 |
| 115 | Bleckley County | 549 |
| 116 | Evans County | 543 |
| 117 | Telfair County | 542 |
| 118 | Wilcox County | 539 |
| 119 | Cook County | 538 |
| 120 | Candler County | 533 |
| 121 | Taliaferro County | 485 |
| 122 | Glascock County | 458 |