County profile
Cook County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2363 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$535.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,580
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
339
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,232
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$53.7k±$6.4k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±2.7%
Poverty rate
17.7%±3.6%
Business applications
282 · 2025
Retail establishments
72
40.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Manufacturing28%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care15%
Construction10%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,232
residents · 2025 · +5.8% since 2020
Income per capita $42.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+652
International migration+336
Natural change−9
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$401.6M2019
$393.4M2020
$457.3M2021
$515.0M2022
$538.3M2023
$535.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$157.5k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$956/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
15.8%±3.1%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$27.1M
278 units · 15.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
34.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 86Lightning 57Drought 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1552016
1672017
1742018
1812019
1762020
1972021
2542022
2512023
2782024
2972025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 33% since 20212092021
842022
662023
472024
2782025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.3 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
NS
Nearest port
132.6 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
44.0 km
VALDOSTA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.3k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cook?
Cook's economy produced $535.8M in 2024, contracting 0.5% year over year — slower than 81% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.