Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022 Q1, the average weekly wage for Georgia was $1.30K. Among all Georgia counties, Burke County had the highest average weekly wage ($2.17K), followed by Fulton County ($2.05K), and Appling County ($1.43K).
On the other hand, Glascock County had the lowest average weekly wage ($579), followed by Clay County ($615), and Marion County ($636).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke County | 2168 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 2051 |
| 3 | Appling County | 1430 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 1421 |
| 5 | DeKalb County | 1388 |
| 6 | Clayton County | 1293 |
| 7 | Gwinnett County | 1205 |
| 8 | Heard County | 1141 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 1115 |
| 10 | Rockdale County | 1087 |
| 11 | Hall County | 1077 |
| 12 | Gordon County | 1058 |
| 13 | Morgan County | 1047 |
| 14 | Chatham County | 1041 |
| 15 | Thomas County | 1040 |
| 16 | Muscogee County | 1029 |
| 17 | Carroll County | 1021 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 1008 |
| 19 | Pickens County | 998 |
| 19 | Richmond County | 998 |
| 20 | Clarke County | 994 |
| 21 | Whitfield County | 981 |
| 22 | Bartow County | 979 |
| 23 | Houston County | 974 |
| 23 | Troup County | 974 |
| 24 | Bibb County | 970 |
| 25 | Dougherty County | 964 |
| 26 | Floyd County | 962 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 959 |
| 28 | Greene County | 948 |
| 29 | Early County | 942 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 939 |
| 30 | Glynn County | 939 |
| 31 | Walton County | 937 |
| 32 | Barrow County | 936 |
| 33 | Webster County | 931 |
| 34 | Stewart County | 929 |
| 35 | Camden County | 928 |
| 36 | Stephens County | 925 |
| 36 | Washington County | 925 |
| 37 | Macon County | 923 |
| 38 | Cherokee County | 908 |
| 39 | Newton County | 903 |
| 40 | Effingham County | 901 |
| 41 | Coweta County | 900 |
| 42 | Wilkinson County | 894 |
| 43 | Chattahoochee County | 891 |
| 44 | Warren County | 889 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 888 |
| 46 | Oconee County | 878 |
| 47 | Henry County | 877 |
| 48 | Laurens County | 871 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 869 |
| 50 | Taylor County | 865 |
| 51 | Tift County | 863 |
| 52 | Liberty County | 862 |
| 53 | Colquitt County | 861 |
| 54 | Haralson County | 860 |
| 55 | Crisp County | 853 |
| 56 | Lamar County | 852 |
| 57 | Atkinson County | 850 |
| 57 | Sumter County | 850 |
| 58 | Habersham County | 848 |
| 59 | Spalding County | 846 |
| 60 | Miller County | 843 |
| 61 | Columbia County | 835 |
| 61 | Paulding County | 835 |
| 62 | Bryan County | 833 |
| 63 | Coffee County | 832 |
| 64 | Dooly County | 830 |
| 65 | Polk County | 825 |
| 66 | Brooks County | 824 |
| 67 | Lumpkin County | 819 |
| 68 | Jeff Davis County | 817 |
| 69 | Emanuel County | 815 |
| 70 | Charlton County | 812 |
| 71 | Butts County | 807 |
| 72 | Lee County | 805 |
| 72 | Peach County | 805 |
| 72 | Union County | 805 |
| 73 | Bacon County | 802 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 801 |
| 75 | Hart County | 800 |
| 75 | Lowndes County | 800 |
| 76 | Upson County | 799 |
| 77 | Decatur County | 796 |
| 77 | Putnam County | 796 |
| 78 | Brantley County | 795 |
| 79 | Irwin County | 793 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 792 |
| 80 | Turner County | 792 |
| 81 | Grady County | 790 |
| 82 | Catoosa County | 787 |
| 83 | Meriwether County | 786 |
| 83 | Talbot County | 786 |
| 84 | Elbert County | 784 |
| 84 | Wilkes County | 784 |
| 85 | Harris County | 783 |
| 86 | Baker County | 781 |
| 87 | Hancock County | 780 |
| 88 | Clinch County | 779 |
| 89 | Bulloch County | 777 |
| 89 | Pike County | 777 |
| 90 | Twiggs County | 776 |
| 91 | Ben Hill County | 774 |
| 92 | Murray County | 773 |
| 93 | Ware County | 771 |
| 94 | Jones County | 770 |
| 94 | Walker County | 770 |
| 95 | Pulaski County | 769 |
| 96 | Dade County | 768 |
| 97 | Tattnall County | 763 |
| 98 | Banks County | 760 |
| 99 | Oglethorpe County | 755 |
| 100 | Wheeler County | 752 |
| 101 | Berrien County | 751 |
| 101 | Terrell County | 751 |
| 102 | McDuffie County | 749 |
| 103 | Pierce County | 748 |
| 103 | Toombs County | 748 |
| 104 | Gilmer County | 747 |
| 105 | Madison County | 742 |
| 106 | Chattooga County | 739 |
| 107 | McIntosh County | 738 |
| 108 | Jenkins County | 737 |
| 108 | Randolph County | 737 |
| 109 | Mitchell County | 736 |
| 110 | Cook County | 732 |
| 111 | Baldwin County | 730 |
| 112 | Fannin County | 727 |
| 112 | Treutlen County | 727 |
| 113 | Johnson County | 726 |
| 114 | Quitman County | 725 |
| 115 | Dawson County | 723 |
| 116 | Schley County | 719 |
| 117 | Taliaferro County | 715 |
| 118 | Screven County | 705 |
| 119 | Echols County | 703 |
| 120 | Calhoun County | 702 |
| 120 | Seminole County | 702 |
| 121 | Dodge County | 700 |
| 122 | Towns County | 699 |
| 122 | Worth County | 699 |
| 123 | Telfair County | 698 |
| 124 | Jasper County | 690 |
| 125 | Rabun County | 689 |
| 126 | Lanier County | 685 |
| 127 | Crawford County | 679 |
| 127 | White County | 679 |
| 127 | Wilcox County | 679 |
| 128 | Bleckley County | 675 |
| 128 | Lincoln County | 675 |
| 129 | Long County | 673 |
| 130 | Montgomery County | 664 |
| 131 | Evans County | 657 |
| 132 | Candler County | 654 |
| 133 | Marion County | 636 |
| 134 | Clay County | 615 |
| 135 | Glascock County | 579 |