County profile
Cobb County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#64 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$81.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
376,117
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
22,148
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
793,345
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$102.7k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
50.8%±0.8%
Poverty rate
8.7%±0.5%
Business applications
20,711 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,309
29.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BlueLinx Holdings Inc.Industrials$3.0B60C2Artivion, Inc.Healthcare$441.3M80B+3MiMedx Group, Inc.Healthcare$418.6M85A4GeoVax Labs, Inc.Healthcare$2.5M38D5EAU Technologies, Inc.Industrials$991.3k——6Superstar Platforms, IncFinancial Services$012D7SigmaBroadband Co.Communication Services———8QumulusAI, Inc. Common StockTechnology———9ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———10Conservative Broadcast Media & Journalism Inc.Communication Services———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 trade19%
Health care19%
Professional services18%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction16%
Management12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
793,345
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $79.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−18,165
International migration+27,656
Natural change+17,568
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$59.0B2019
$58.4B2020
$66.1B2021
$74.4B2022
$78.9B2023
$81.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$407.2k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$15/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±0.4%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$600.3M
1,787 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Hail 97Lightning 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4082016
4402017
4772018
5072019
5322020
6072021
7392022
7992023
8392024
8572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 20213,2472021
2,8732022
2,9562023
1,6042024
1,7872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.5 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
139.4 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
36.6 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR9 filings from 4 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cobb?
Cobb's economy produced $81.9B in 2024, growing 3.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.