County profile
Cherokee County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#356 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
67,429
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,550
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
299,273
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$108.1k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
41.1%±1.2%
Poverty rate
7.0%±0.8%
Business applications
5,475 · 2025
Retail establishments
735
25.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Chart Industries, Inc.Industrials$4.3B61C2Smith Douglas Homes Corp.Consumer Cyclical$971.1M40D3Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$19.5M60C4Woodstock Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$4.3M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation22%
Health care21%
Manufacturing12%
Construction12%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
299,273
residents · 2025 · +11.6% since 2020
Income per capita $74.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+22,290
International migration+4,775
Natural change+3,981
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.6B2019
$8.9B2020
$9.8B2021
$11.0B2022
$12.1B2023
$13.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$435.1k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.7%
Affordability
8.3× wages
Residential permits
$718.6M
1,524 units · 5.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 95Hail 86Cold wave 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3912016
4212017
4612018
4912019
5142020
5952021
7372022
7882023
8432024
8612025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 20212,7542021
3,4072022
2,2262023
2,6652024
1,5242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.7 km
I-575
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
GNRR
Nearest port
115.6 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
67.6 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cherokee?
Cherokee's economy produced $13.3B in 2024, growing 9.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.