The median household income in Georgia is $77,353, which ranks in the top 52% nationally.
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Georgia ranks #27 of 51 states (and D.C.) by median household income.
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A closer look at household income in Georgia: how it ranks among the states, what it takes to reach the top 25% or 10%, how earnings change with age, and how far apart its 159 counties are.
At $77,353, the typical household income in Georgia lands 27th out of 51, 4% below the US median ($80,734). No cost-of-living adjustment is applied, so this compares dollars earned rather than what they buy.
The top-25% line is roughly $134,772 here and $141,925 for the US as a whole. Households earning over $200,000 make up 12% of the state, compared with a 13% national share.
Comparing the two Census products: $79,991 in the 2024 one-year estimate, $77,353 in the 2020–2024 five-year estimate (+3%).
Roughly 12% of households in Georgia sit in the $200,000-and-up bracket. By household income, the top 25% start at about $134,772, and the top 10% sit above $200,000. The table marks lines that fall above $200,000 rather than guessing their value: the Census groups everyone above that amount together, so the exact top-5% and top-1% cutoffs can't be read from this data.
If your household earns the US median of $80,734, you'd be about top 48% among Georgia households, above the middle.
Comparing the two lines gives a ratio of 1.75 (top quarter over median), narrower than the 1.77 seen nationwide.
| Line | Household income |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | $76,936 |
| Top 25% | $134,772 |
| Top 10% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 5% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 1% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
Personal earnings follow the usual career arc: $42,479 for Georgia workers aged 25–34, topping out at $59,662 for those aged 45–54. Age group by age group, Georgia sits −5% from the national medians on average — most noticeably at 25–34. These figures are personal earnings (wages plus self-employment) from Census microdata, so they're lower than household income, which can combine several earners.
| Age | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | $42,479 | $46,177 |
| 35–44 | $54,572 | $58,657 |
| 45–54 | $59,662 | $60,915 |
| 55–64 | $54,572 | $55,860 |
| 65+ | $33,583 | $34,745 |
Splitting Georgia households by type: $114,998 for married couples versus $47,454 for single and non-family households, a ratio of 2.4 to 1.
Forsyth County ($143,784) and Randolph County ($28,380) mark the two ends of a wide county range, 5.1 to 1. The five highest-income counties are Forsyth County, Oconee County, Fayette County, Cherokee County, and Bryan County; the five lowest are Randolph County, Stewart County, Turner County, Hancock County, and Quitman County.
Only 24 out of 159 counties top the national median, or 15%. Brantley County is the median county at $58,239.
| Highest | Median | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | $143,784 | Randolph County | $28,380 |
| Oconee County | $121,217 | Stewart County | $33,250 |
| Fayette County | $111,978 | Turner County | $36,799 |
| Cherokee County | $108,115 | Hancock County | $40,082 |
| Bryan County | $103,408 | Quitman County | $40,179 |
Sources for this section: ACS 2020–2024 five-year tables for household income (state and 159 counties), plus 215,239 person-level microdata records for the age breakdown. Groups under 100 records are left blank.
Reference statistics only — not financial advice.
US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates (B19013, B19001)
Based on US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates — actual figures may differ from your real income/assets. Not financial advice.