Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q4, the average weekly wage for Georgia was $993. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.38K), followed by Burke County ($1.34K), and Cobb County ($1.09K).
On the other hand, Taliaferro County had the lowest average weekly wage ($481), followed by Glascock County ($511), and Twiggs County ($534).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 1379 |
| 2 | Burke County | 1339 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 1089 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 1066 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 1059 |
| 6 | Gwinnett County | 1022 |
| 7 | Forsyth County | 989 |
| 8 | Hall County | 928 |
| 9 | Heard County | 885 |
| 10 | Chatham County | 884 |
| 10 | Wilkinson County | 884 |
| 11 | Houston County | 881 |
| 12 | Rockdale County | 877 |
| 13 | Whitfield County | 876 |
| 14 | Clarke County | 870 |
| 15 | Pickens County | 868 |
| 15 | Richmond County | 868 |
| 16 | Bartow County | 848 |
| 17 | Chattahoochee County | 841 |
| 18 | Muscogee County | 840 |
| 19 | Carroll County | 828 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 827 |
| 20 | Haralson County | 827 |
| 20 | Thomas County | 827 |
| 20 | Troup County | 827 |
| 21 | Early County | 823 |
| 22 | Camden County | 821 |
| 23 | Walton County | 817 |
| 24 | Bibb County | 815 |
| 24 | Floyd County | 815 |
| 25 | Dougherty County | 810 |
| 26 | Newton County | 802 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 799 |
| 28 | Glynn County | 797 |
| 29 | Effingham County | 785 |
| 30 | Coweta County | 782 |
| 31 | Appling County | 771 |
| 32 | Liberty County | 767 |
| 33 | Columbia County | 765 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 763 |
| 35 | Macon County | 762 |
| 36 | Stephens County | 756 |
| 37 | Gordon County | 754 |
| 38 | Oconee County | 753 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 748 |
| 40 | Tift County | 747 |
| 41 | Taylor County | 746 |
| 42 | Monroe County | 741 |
| 43 | Barrow County | 740 |
| 44 | Stewart County | 739 |
| 45 | Polk County | 738 |
| 46 | Peach County | 735 |
| 47 | Laurens County | 734 |
| 48 | Warren County | 733 |
| 49 | Douglas County | 727 |
| 50 | Pulaski County | 718 |
| 51 | Greene County | 715 |
| 52 | Henry County | 712 |
| 53 | Seminole County | 708 |
| 54 | Bacon County | 706 |
| 55 | Paulding County | 705 |
| 56 | Pierce County | 702 |
| 57 | Butts County | 701 |
| 57 | Clinch County | 701 |
| 57 | Grady County | 701 |
| 58 | Murray County | 699 |
| 59 | Meriwether County | 698 |
| 60 | Washington County | 696 |
| 61 | Evans County | 694 |
| 62 | Habersham County | 691 |
| 62 | Upson County | 691 |
| 63 | Jefferson County | 690 |
| 63 | Tattnall County | 690 |
| 64 | Baker County | 688 |
| 64 | Crisp County | 688 |
| 65 | Sumter County | 687 |
| 66 | Lowndes County | 686 |
| 67 | Hart County | 685 |
| 68 | Webster County | 684 |
| 69 | Calhoun County | 682 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 682 |
| 70 | Spalding County | 678 |
| 71 | Jones County | 677 |
| 71 | Worth County | 677 |
| 72 | Elbert County | 672 |
| 73 | Coffee County | 668 |
| 74 | Atkinson County | 667 |
| 74 | Lumpkin County | 667 |
| 75 | Bulloch County | 666 |
| 75 | Dooly County | 666 |
| 75 | Echols County | 666 |
| 76 | Schley County | 665 |
| 77 | Toombs County | 664 |
| 78 | Terrell County | 663 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 662 |
| 80 | Morgan County | 661 |
| 81 | Bryan County | 660 |
| 82 | Decatur County | 658 |
| 83 | Lamar County | 657 |
| 83 | Ware County | 657 |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 656 |
| 85 | Catoosa County | 655 |
| 85 | McDuffie County | 655 |
| 85 | White County | 655 |
| 86 | Baldwin County | 651 |
| 86 | Pike County | 651 |
| 87 | Crawford County | 650 |
| 88 | Dade County | 646 |
| 88 | Jeff Davis County | 646 |
| 89 | Brooks County | 644 |
| 89 | Union County | 644 |
| 90 | Colquitt County | 641 |
| 90 | Lee County | 641 |
| 90 | Walker County | 641 |
| 91 | Long County | 640 |
| 92 | Wilkes County | 639 |
| 93 | Charlton County | 637 |
| 93 | Wheeler County | 637 |
| 94 | Chattooga County | 636 |
| 95 | Miller County | 633 |
| 95 | Screven County | 633 |
| 96 | Oglethorpe County | 632 |
| 97 | Ben Hill County | 629 |
| 98 | Brantley County | 628 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 626 |
| 100 | Johnson County | 625 |
| 101 | Banks County | 620 |
| 101 | Berrien County | 620 |
| 101 | Putnam County | 620 |
| 102 | Emanuel County | 617 |
| 103 | Talbot County | 616 |
| 104 | Irwin County | 614 |
| 104 | Lincoln County | 614 |
| 104 | Towns County | 614 |
| 105 | Lanier County | 610 |
| 106 | Jasper County | 609 |
| 107 | Randolph County | 608 |
| 108 | Marion County | 607 |
| 109 | Rabun County | 602 |
| 110 | Dodge County | 598 |
| 110 | Fannin County | 598 |
| 111 | Bleckley County | 593 |
| 112 | Gilmer County | 587 |
| 113 | Candler County | 584 |
| 114 | Cook County | 583 |
| 115 | Madison County | 580 |
| 116 | Jenkins County | 578 |
| 117 | Harris County | 577 |
| 118 | McIntosh County | 576 |
| 119 | Clay County | 574 |
| 120 | Turner County | 573 |
| 121 | Wilcox County | 561 |
| 122 | Quitman County | 559 |
| 123 | Telfair County | 558 |
| 123 | Treutlen County | 558 |
| 124 | Dawson County | 552 |
| 125 | Twiggs County | 534 |
| 126 | Glascock County | 511 |
| 127 | Taliaferro County | 481 |