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Georgia commercial real estate data, county by county.

The Census Bureau estimates 11,180,878 residents in Georgia on July 1, 2024. Every one of its 159 county-equivalents has a data page built from federal sources, each figure carrying its publisher and the period it describes.

Population, July 1, 2024
11,180,878
Households
4,074,366
Median household income
$77,353
Gross domestic product, 2025
$924.83 bn
Unemployment rate
3.2 percent

Census Bureau population estimates and 2020 Census

How many people live in Georgia, and is the population growing?

  • Population, July 1, 202411,180,878
  • Population, April 1, 2020 estimates base10,713,755
  • Change since the 2020 base4.36 percent
  • Rank by population among the 50 states and DC8th of 51
  • Rank by growth since 2020 among the 50 states and DC12th of 51
  • Share of residents in urban areas, 202074.1 percent

Net domestic and international migration, by year to July 1

  • 2021: domestic +36,384, international +10,157
  • 2022: domestic +79,891, international +44,634
  • 2023: domestic +52,290, international +51,941
  • 2024: domestic +25,321, international +63,088

Change since 2020 is MMCG Analytics arithmetic on the two published estimates; ranks order the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure; the urban share divides the published urban count by the published total.

US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics, table P2. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

Census Bureau American Community Survey

Who lives in Georgia?

  • Households4,074,366
  • Median household income$77,353
  • Median age37.6 years
  • Residents under 1823.2 percent
  • Residents 65 and over15.0 percent
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher34.9 percent
  • Median home value$303,300
  • Median gross rent, per month$1,393

The three shares are MMCG Analytics arithmetic on published counts: the survey's age groups under 18 and 65 and over, and its degree counts, each divided by the published total.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

How many people are working in Georgia?

  • Labor force5,490,319
  • Employed5,314,822
  • Unemployed175,497
  • Unemployment rate3.2 percent

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026, preliminary. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product by state

How large is the Georgia economy?

  • Gross domestic product, 2025$924.83 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2024$881.51 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2023$835.76 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2022$785.92 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2021$706.00 bn
  • Rank by 2025 gross domestic product among the 50 states and DC8th of 51

The rank orders the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, 2021 to 2025. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records

How active is SBA lending in Georgia?

  • 7(a) loans approved, FY2020 to FY202611,597
  • 7(a) approval dollars, FY2020 to FY2026$8.81 bn
  • Rank by 7(a) loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2020 to FY202610th of 51
  • 504 loans approved, FY2010 to FY20263,229
  • 504 approval dollars, FY2010 to FY2026$3.04 bn
  • Rank by 504 loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2010 to FY202612th of 51

Most active 7(a) lenders, by loans approved, FY2020 to FY2026

  • The Huntington National Bank: 803 loans
  • Wells Fargo Bank National Association: 653 loans
  • Newtek Bank, National Association: 638 loans
  • Northeast Bank: 552 loans
  • Readycap Lending, LLC: 474 loans

Most active Certified Development Companies, by 504 loans, FY2010 to FY2026

  • Florida Business Development Corporation: 821 loans
  • Capital Partners Certified Development Company: 728 loans
  • Small Business Access Partners, Inc.: 567 loans
  • CSRA Local Development Corporation: 366 loans
  • Georgia Certified Development Corporation: 193 loans

Industries with the most 7(a) loans, FY2020 to FY2026

  • Full-Service Restaurants: 663 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants: 570 loans
  • Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels: 344 loans
  • Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores: 335 loans
  • Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers: 235 loans

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics arithmetic over the SBA's loan-level records whose project state is Georgia: counts of records, sums of the gross approval amount, and ranks among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are approvals, not disbursements or balances.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan records, FY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

FEMA NFIP Community Status Book and EPA radon zones

How do flood insurance and radon screening stand in Georgia?

  • Communities participating in the NFIP589
  • Communities earning a Community Rating System discount, classes 1 to 954
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 1, the highest predicted level4
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 255
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 3100

Communities by Community Rating System class (class 1 earns the largest discount, class 10 none)

  • Class 5: 10
  • Class 6: 15
  • Class 7: 16
  • Class 8: 8
  • Class 9: 5
  • Class 10: 5

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics counting over the agency's own list: FEMA's community rows for the state, and the state's county records by EPA radon zone. Radon zones are county-wide predictions, never a site measurement.

FEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Georgia.

What do jobs in Georgia pay, county by county?

  • Combined county product, 2024$881.51 bn
  • Covered employment, summed over counties4,635,161
  • Average annual pay, weighted by county employment$68,833

The average annual pay of $68,833 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labor market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How many businesses are in Georgia?

  • Business establishments, summed over counties260,163
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents of those counties23.8
  • Employment at those establishments4,180,915
  • Annual payroll$266.35 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Building permits in Georgia

  • Housing units permitted, summed over counties68,367
  • Permitted construction value$16.20 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households16.8

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

SBA loan charge-off rates in Georgia

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans8.00 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate2,153
  • 7(a) loans charged off173
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans3.40 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate1,053
  • 504 loans charged off36

Of the 2,153 Georgia 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 8.00 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over loans resolved in a window starting in FY2020, so it leans toward early outcomes and is not a lifetime loss rate.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates →

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How large is Georgia?

  • Land area, summed over counties57,508 sq mi
  • County-equivalents159
  • People per square mile, county records190

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Which are the largest counties in Georgia?

Georgia county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Fulton County1,076,561$95,29240,949$243.56 bn2,447
Gwinnett County979,864$87,89027,653$72.41 bn1,912
Cobb County775,208$102,73822,148$81.87 bn1,410
DeKalb County765,351$80,64418,258$59.34 bn1,158
Chatham County300,879$71,0979,037$28.46 bn518
Clayton County298,924$59,8064,115$26.28 bn240
Cherokee County281,032$108,1156,550$13.26 bn491
Forsyth County267,287$143,7848,253$16.28 bn528
Henry County249,960$83,1464,528$11.85 bn352
Hall County212,705$80,9015,181$18.00 bn338

Counties

All 159 Georgia county-equivalents, resolved locally.

Georgia counties. Select a county to open its site intelligence page.Appling CountyBarrow CountyBryan CountyCandler CountyChattooga CountyClarke CountyColquitt CountyCrawford CountyDodge CountyEmanuel CountyFayette CountyGilmer CountyWheeler CountyWhitfield CountyWilkinson CountyGlascock CountyGordon CountyGrady CountyHall CountyJackson CountyJones CountyLaurens CountyLumpkin CountyMarion CountyMiller CountyNewton CountyPeach CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountySeminole CountyTaliaferro CountyTift CountyTroup CountyUpson CountyWashington CountyHeard CountyCobb CountyCoffee CountyColumbia CountyCoweta CountyCrisp CountyDecatur CountyDooly CountyDougherty CountyEchols CountyEffingham CountyEvans CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyAtkinson CountyBacon CountyBaldwin CountyBartow CountyBleckley CountyBrantley CountyBulloch CountyCalhoun CountyCharlton CountyChattahoochee CountyCherokee CountyClayton CountyWilkes CountyWorth CountyHabersham CountyHancock CountyHart CountyIrwin CountyJasper CountyJenkins CountyLamar CountyLanier CountyLincoln CountyMorgan CountyMuscogee CountyQuitman CountyMcIntosh CountyPaulding CountyLowndes CountyMcDuffie CountyMadison CountyMeriwether CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMurray CountyOglethorpe CountyPierce CountyPike CountyPulaski CountyRabun CountyRockdale CountySpalding CountyStephens CountyTattnall CountyTaylor CountyThomas CountyToombs CountyTowns CountyTwiggs CountyWalker CountyWarren CountyBanks CountyBerrien CountyBrooks CountyBurke CountyCamden CountyChatham CountyClay CountyBaker CountyBibb CountyButts CountyCatoosa CountyClinch CountyCook CountyDawson CountyEarly CountyForsyth CountyWebster CountyWhite CountyWilcox CountyDade CountyDeKalb CountyDouglas CountyElbert CountyFannin CountyFulton CountyGlynn CountyGreene CountyHaralson CountyHouston CountyJefferson CountyLong CountyMacon CountyMonroe CountyOconee CountyPickens CountyPutnam CountySchley CountyStewart CountyTelfair CountyTreutlen CountyWalton CountyGwinnett CountyHarris CountyHenry CountyJeff Davis CountyJohnson CountyLee CountyLiberty CountyTurner CountyUnion CountyWare CountyWayne CountyBen Hill CountyCarroll CountyRichmond CountyScreven CountySumter CountyTalbot CountyTerrell County

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Every county opens a page carrying its own demographics, growth and migration, economic output, employment and wages, business establishments by industry, construction, SBA lending and charge off record, geography and hazard.

Georgia counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Appling County18,493$46,651389$2.18 bn7507
Atkinson County8,337$42,34794$362.3 m4339
Bacon County11,109$44,694230$508.2 m12259
Baker County2,790$46,01228$88.2 mNone recorded342
Baldwin County43,642$54,403862$1.99 bn40258
Banks County19,264$77,063334$690.0 m21232
Barrow County89,886$80,6531,543$3.80 bn132160
Bartow County113,113$82,2432,439$8.65 bn162460
Ben Hill County17,089$41,758300$820.8 m16250
Berrien County18,352$52,876253$553.2 m4452
Bibb County156,578$51,2344,147$11.08 bn175250
Bleckley County12,430$62,008174$367.1 m5216
Brantley County18,315$58,239224$371.8 m3442
Brooks County16,293$46,807232$644.7 m5493
Bryan County48,263$103,408867$3.40 bn56436
Bulloch County82,683$58,8101,704$3.81 bn77673
Burke County24,470$53,014382$3.94 bn12827
Butts County26,496$69,241441$1.06 bn19184
Calhoun County5,498$46,94070$152.1 m1280
Camden County56,970$74,378947$2.76 bn78613
Candler County11,043$49,581233$405.5 m8243
Carroll County124,569$73,7142,358$7.91 bn135499
Catoosa County68,634$74,6391,044$2.27 bn43162
Charlton County12,818$61,276148$288.6 m2774
Chatham County300,879$71,0979,037$28.46 bn518426
Chattahoochee County8,887$61,04286$2.19 bn1249
Chattooga County25,036$50,285319$735.7 m12313
Cherokee County281,032$108,1156,550$13.26 bn491422
Clarke County129,609$53,6253,307$10.82 bn155119
Clay County2,850$49,14750$74.3 m1195
Clayton County298,924$59,8064,115$26.28 bn240142
Clinch County6,759$45,847129$315.8 m6800
Cobb County775,208$102,73822,148$81.87 bn1,410340
Coffee County43,347$50,683871$2.28 bn45575
Colquitt County46,224$49,341951$2.12 bn19544
Columbia County162,434$95,5922,943$6.22 bn191290
Cook County17,532$53,651339$535.8 m7227
Coweta County152,852$95,5483,020$7.68 bn162441
Crawford County12,225$67,116127$233.1 m3325
Crisp County19,790$45,105503$1.38 bn22273
Dade County16,165$64,568237$650.4 m7174
Dawson County30,242$92,991921$1.55 bn53211
Decatur County29,195$53,317626$1.43 bn9597
DeKalb County765,351$80,64418,258$59.34 bn1,158268
Dodge County19,805$51,587311$585.0 m10496
Dooly County10,984$60,987151$413.4 m5392
Dougherty County83,091$49,0442,220$6.29 bn51329
Douglas County147,888$82,9842,875$8.18 bn193200
Early County10,603$54,083197$656.7 m6513
Echols County3,709$59,48934$53.9 mNone recorded415
Effingham County69,143$88,438987$3.03 bn76478
Elbert County19,849$58,450448$998.2 m26351
Emanuel County23,026$52,772413$995.8 m9681
Evans County10,757$53,259236$548.3 m8183
Fannin County25,742$57,073740$1.30 bn32387
Fayette County122,244$111,9783,995$8.27 bn277194
Floyd County99,693$65,5652,128$5.69 bn62510
Forsyth County267,287$143,7848,253$16.28 bn528224
Franklin County24,234$53,046515$1.50 bn40261
Fulton County1,076,561$95,29240,949$243.56 bn2,447527
Gilmer County32,426$74,499707$1.44 bn43427
Glascock County2,932$54,93428$41.3 mNone recorded144
Glynn County85,447$69,7992,787$6.27 bn117420
Gordon County59,100$63,6501,097$3.38 bn72356
Grady County26,108$58,980451$873.9 m13455
Greene County20,109$86,272540$1.24 bn16387
Gwinnett County979,864$87,89027,653$72.41 bn1,912430
Habersham County47,793$67,309951$2.11 bn52277
Hall County212,705$80,9015,181$18.00 bn338393
Hancock County8,650$40,08271$202.1 m1472
Haralson County31,285$72,127519$1.40 bn20282
Harris County36,086$97,302501$865.5 m12464
Hart County26,939$59,385491$1.27 bn25232
Heard County11,773$65,868120$1.50 bn6296
Henry County249,960$83,1464,528$11.85 bn352322
Houston County169,649$80,6982,832$9.93 bn138376
Irwin County9,285$51,384113$293.1 m13354
Jackson County84,757$89,5441,673$6.52 bn108340
Jasper County15,929$60,134225$433.4 m5368
Jeff Davis County14,924$40,283260$693.7 m12331
Jefferson County15,341$53,014326$728.9 m11526
Jenkins County8,711$44,389112$214.2 m1347
Johnson County9,190$51,028123$170.7 m5303
Jones County28,673$75,500354$651.5 m13394
Lamar County19,571$67,062275$668.4 m7184
Lanier County10,221$47,186105$194.2 m1185
Laurens County49,798$55,0101,106$2.70 bn35807
Lee County33,626$89,168440$1.10 bn26356
Liberty County67,397$60,456921$5.29 bn36490
Lincoln County7,854$56,907162$182.7 m1210
Long County18,374$68,808116$308.5 m5400
Lowndes County119,965$58,5412,872$7.14 bn92496
Lumpkin County34,505$77,448603$1.36 bn43283
Macon County11,864$41,031172$615.5 m15401
Madison County31,528$61,963425$884.8 m12282
Marion County7,509$51,66787$148.8 m4366
McDuffie County21,718$56,733452$875.3 m17257
McIntosh County11,312$50,273194$312.5 m11424
Meriwether County20,929$57,340318$913.1 m15501
Miller County5,850$51,425132$277.4 m2282
Mitchell County21,058$57,613360$1.04 bn8512
Monroe County29,664$83,183604$1.83 bn30396
Montgomery County8,640$51,94198$214.4 mNone recorded240
Morgan County21,078$78,111573$1.52 bn27347
Murray County40,562$69,253430$1.89 bn25344
Muscogee County203,711$58,0734,510$13.84 bn179216
Newton County118,152$77,1791,639$4.59 bn95272
Oconee County43,551$121,2171,458$2.56 bn69184
Oglethorpe County15,509$75,034182$517.6 m11439
Paulding County178,909$98,0312,423$5.18 bn135312
Peach County28,560$71,293504$1.35 bn41150
Pickens County34,951$78,930809$1.59 bn88232
Pierce County20,202$60,517371$659.2 m7316
Pike County19,903$86,719332$510.3 m17216
Polk County43,785$58,515670$1.74 bn34310
Pulaski County9,939$50,406171$374.9 m5249
Putnam County22,855$72,096546$906.0 m33345
Quitman County2,264$40,17934$46.6 mNone recorded151
Rabun County17,312$67,493535$851.9 m24370
Randolph County6,196$28,380121$227.8 m2428
Richmond County206,069$55,6374,279$16.82 bn176324
Rockdale County95,281$77,2472,256$5.91 bn166130
Schley County4,513$56,87574$155.2 m1167
Screven County14,130$52,792245$427.0 m8645
Seminole County9,156$49,495170$411.1 m2235
Spalding County68,892$62,0711,240$3.09 bn63196
Stephens County27,012$54,754539$1.44 bn11179
Stewart County4,869$33,25060$198.9 mNone recorded459
Sumter County29,061$42,653624$1.26 bn14483
Talbot County5,742$41,59764$335.6 m1391
Taliaferro County1,558$52,50021$44.9 m1195
Tattnall County24,208$50,747322$920.4 m12479
Taylor County7,786$41,788137$277.6 m7377
Telfair County11,831$50,929178$414.9 m6437
Terrell County8,850$46,171166$316.7 mNone recorded335
Thomas County45,777$60,7361,220$3.17 bn37545
Tift County41,438$53,2551,082$2.78 bn42259
Toombs County27,102$52,621704$1.52 bn33364
Towns County12,913$59,135320$600.7 m23167
Treutlen County6,376$55,51882$153.5 m2199
Troup County70,330$56,7761,580$5.28 bn77414
Turner County8,939$36,799160$281.4 m5285
Twiggs County7,803$56,32480$331.5 m2358
Union County26,304$66,176666$1.26 bn13322
Upson County28,029$55,429472$976.4 m21323
Walker County68,762$59,469756$2.27 bn39446
Walton County103,313$84,9452,000$4.34 bn128326
Ware County35,976$47,448890$1.91 bn19892
Warren County5,170$44,28976$283.6 m2284
Washington County19,849$46,023342$866.8 m11678
Wayne County30,949$53,427639$1.65 bn27642
Webster County2,381$46,79233$84.5 m2209
Wheeler County7,335$40,53952$159.6 m1295
White County28,810$70,666733$1.29 bn37241
Whitfield County103,598$67,0702,373$7.75 bn75290
Wilcox County8,798$54,13882$218.6 m6378
Wilkes County9,549$52,043190$500.6 m6469
Wilkinson County8,747$45,465143$603.6 m1447
Worth County20,451$58,694288$451.4 m6571

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Questions

Georgia questions, answered from this page.

What is the population of Georgia?

The Census Bureau estimates 11,180,878 residents on July 1, 2024 (Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024).

What is the unemployment rate in Georgia?

3.2 percent in August 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How many SBA 7(a) loans were approved in Georgia?

11,597 loans with a project in Georgia, counted by MMCG Analytics from the SBA's 7(a) loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30.

How many counties does Georgia have?

159. Each has a page on this site covering population, income, business establishments, employment and wages, building permits, SBA lending and hazard records.

The register

Every source behind this page and its 159 county pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicense
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, state totals (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA)Vintage 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, state tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B11001, B15003, B19013, B25064, B250772020 to 2024, 5-yearPublic domain
US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, table P2, urban and rural2020 CensusPublic domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, gross domestic product by state, millions of current dollars2021 to 2025Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, statewide series, seasonally adjustedAugust 2026, preliminaryPublic domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataFY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan-level dataFY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA NfipCommunityStatusBook)as of 2026-09-26Public domain
US Environmental Protection Agency, Map of Radon Zones, county list2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001Public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualPublic domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsPublic domain
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