Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q3
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019 Q3, the average weekly wage for Georgia was $1.02K. Among all Georgia counties, Burke County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.76K), followed by Fulton County ($1.42K), and Cobb County ($1.13K).
On the other hand, Glascock County had the lowest average weekly wage ($532), followed by Candler County ($549), and Wilcox County ($593).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke County | 1755 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 1417 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 1132 |
| 4 | Clayton County | 1100 |
| 5 | DeKalb County | 1098 |
| 6 | Webster County | 1049 |
| 7 | Gwinnett County | 1008 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 967 |
| 9 | Stewart County | 925 |
| 10 | Early County | 920 |
| 10 | Richmond County | 920 |
| 11 | Hall County | 915 |
| 11 | Rockdale County | 915 |
| 12 | Chatham County | 909 |
| 13 | Heard County | 901 |
| 14 | Fayette County | 877 |
| 15 | Glynn County | 876 |
| 15 | Houston County | 876 |
| 16 | Chattahoochee County | 874 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 871 |
| 18 | Pickens County | 867 |
| 19 | Bartow County | 854 |
| 20 | Muscogee County | 850 |
| 21 | Bibb County | 847 |
| 22 | Warren County | 845 |
| 23 | Cherokee County | 840 |
| 24 | Whitfield County | 838 |
| 25 | Camden County | 836 |
| 26 | Troup County | 833 |
| 27 | Walton County | 832 |
| 28 | Appling County | 827 |
| 29 | Liberty County | 825 |
| 30 | Coweta County | 819 |
| 31 | Carroll County | 817 |
| 32 | Dougherty County | 811 |
| 33 | Gordon County | 809 |
| 34 | Atkinson County | 808 |
| 35 | Newton County | 807 |
| 36 | Thomas County | 804 |
| 37 | Floyd County | 799 |
| 38 | Effingham County | 798 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 797 |
| 40 | Barrow County | 791 |
| 41 | Peach County | 790 |
| 42 | Haralson County | 788 |
| 42 | Oconee County | 788 |
| 43 | Douglas County | 784 |
| 44 | Macon County | 781 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 777 |
| 46 | Henry County | 772 |
| 47 | Lamar County | 768 |
| 47 | Laurens County | 768 |
| 48 | Charlton County | 764 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 761 |
| 50 | Columbia County | 753 |
| 51 | Sumter County | 751 |
| 52 | Washington County | 744 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 743 |
| 54 | Paulding County | 740 |
| 55 | Polk County | 738 |
| 55 | Tift County | 738 |
| 56 | Grady County | 737 |
| 56 | Union County | 737 |
| 57 | Echols County | 733 |
| 58 | Morgan County | 731 |
| 59 | Taliaferro County | 730 |
| 59 | Wilkinson County | 730 |
| 60 | Seminole County | 728 |
| 60 | Taylor County | 728 |
| 61 | Greene County | 726 |
| 62 | Lowndes County | 725 |
| 62 | Pulaski County | 725 |
| 63 | Meriwether County | 724 |
| 63 | Schley County | 724 |
| 64 | Stephens County | 722 |
| 65 | Miller County | 720 |
| 66 | Jones County | 719 |
| 67 | Habersham County | 718 |
| 68 | Brooks County | 717 |
| 68 | Pike County | 717 |
| 68 | Spalding County | 717 |
| 69 | Lumpkin County | 713 |
| 70 | Butts County | 712 |
| 71 | Bulloch County | 709 |
| 71 | Tattnall County | 709 |
| 72 | Upson County | 706 |
| 73 | Franklin County | 705 |
| 74 | Bryan County | 702 |
| 75 | Lee County | 701 |
| 76 | Hancock County | 700 |
| 77 | Bacon County | 699 |
| 78 | Clinch County | 695 |
| 78 | Hart County | 695 |
| 79 | Madison County | 693 |
| 80 | Walker County | 692 |
| 81 | McDuffie County | 691 |
| 81 | Wilkes County | 691 |
| 82 | Crisp County | 690 |
| 82 | Elbert County | 690 |
| 82 | Toombs County | 690 |
| 83 | Baker County | 687 |
| 83 | Dade County | 687 |
| 83 | Murray County | 687 |
| 84 | Dooly County | 681 |
| 84 | Jeff Davis County | 681 |
| 85 | Catoosa County | 680 |
| 86 | Mitchell County | 677 |
| 87 | Baldwin County | 675 |
| 87 | Banks County | 675 |
| 87 | Worth County | 675 |
| 88 | Wheeler County | 674 |
| 89 | Decatur County | 672 |
| 90 | Colquitt County | 671 |
| 90 | Emanuel County | 671 |
| 91 | Brantley County | 667 |
| 92 | Pierce County | 664 |
| 92 | Randolph County | 664 |
| 92 | Ware County | 664 |
| 93 | Screven County | 663 |
| 93 | Turner County | 663 |
| 94 | Coffee County | 662 |
| 95 | Irwin County | 660 |
| 96 | Putnam County | 657 |
| 97 | Oglethorpe County | 656 |
| 98 | Berrien County | 652 |
| 98 | Montgomery County | 652 |
| 99 | Crawford County | 649 |
| 100 | Chattooga County | 648 |
| 101 | Treutlen County | 646 |
| 102 | Talbot County | 643 |
| 102 | Towns County | 643 |
| 103 | Quitman County | 642 |
| 104 | Terrell County | 641 |
| 105 | Fannin County | 639 |
| 106 | Twiggs County | 638 |
| 107 | Jasper County | 635 |
| 108 | Dawson County | 630 |
| 109 | Bleckley County | 629 |
| 109 | Jenkins County | 629 |
| 109 | McIntosh County | 629 |
| 109 | Telfair County | 629 |
| 110 | Evans County | 627 |
| 111 | Lanier County | 626 |
| 112 | Dodge County | 625 |
| 113 | Gilmer County | 624 |
| 114 | Harris County | 620 |
| 115 | Ben Hill County | 618 |
| 116 | Cook County | 613 |
| 117 | White County | 611 |
| 118 | Lincoln County | 610 |
| 119 | Rabun County | 609 |
| 120 | Marion County | 604 |
| 121 | Calhoun County | 601 |
| 121 | Long County | 601 |
| 122 | Clay County | 596 |
| 122 | Johnson County | 596 |
| 123 | Wilcox County | 593 |
| 124 | Candler County | 549 |
| 125 | Glascock County | 532 |