Where do the wealthiest people in the Atlanta metro area live?

WSBTV.com News Staff
·2 min read

Money’s tight thanks to inflation, but not all parts of the Atlanta area feels it the same way.

Some counties have higher earnings than others, as far as annual salaries and median incomes go.

Using data from the United States Census Bureau, here’s a look at the larger Atlanta metro area and which counties are home to higher earners.

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In the heart of the area, the top earning county overall, by median income, is Forsyth County.

Workers in Forsyth earn an average of $120,999 in 2021 dollars, according to the U.S. Census.

The closest to following the Atlanta area is Oconee County, where workers make around $106,000 on average.

Overall, here are the top five earning counties in north Georgia:

  1. Forsyth County - $120,999

  2. Oconee County - $106,165

  3. Fayette County - $96,084

  4. Cherokee County - $90,681

  5. Cobb County - $86,013

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  • Banks County - $57,893

  • Barrow County - $68,365

  • Bartow County - $65,559

  • Butts County - $53,613

  • Carroll County - $62,498

  • Chattooga County - $37,946

  • Cherokee County - $90,681

  • Clarke County - $44,070

  • Clayton County - $51,945

  • Cobb County - $86,013

  • Coweta County - $83,486

  • Dawson County - $77,630

  • DeKalb County - $69,423

  • Douglas County - $67,731

  • Fannin County - $49,810

  • Fayette County - $96,084

  • Floyd County - $52,388

  • Forsyth County - $120,999

  • Fulton County - $77,635

  • Gilmer County - $60,504

  • Gordon County - $50,520

  • Greene County - $65,759

  • Gwinnett County - $75,853

  • Habersham County - $56,680

  • Hall County - $67,571

  • Haralson County - $57,752

  • Heard County - $55,635

  • Henry County - $73,491

  • Jackson County - $73,455

  • Jasper County - $52,322

  • Lamar County - $53,802

  • Lumpkin County - $64,179

  • Madison County - $51,854

  • Meriwether County - $46,789

  • Morgan County - $71,000

  • Newton County - $64,767

  • Oconee County - $106,165

  • Oglethorpe County - $58,791

  • Paulding County - $80,234

  • Pickens County - $71,637

  • Pike County - $76,152

  • Polk County - $48,958

  • Putnam County - $55,757

  • Rabun County - $48,652

  • Rockdale County - $64,230

  • Spalding County - $51,972

  • Towns County - $53,084

  • Troup County - $49,042

  • Union County - $52,509

  • Upson County - $43,257

  • Walton County - $71,692

  • White County - $64,729

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