County profile
Effingham County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#974 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,876
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
987
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
74,397
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$88.4k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
27.2%±2.1%
Poverty rate
6.8%±1.2%
Business applications
1,163 · 2025
Retail establishments
127
17.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1FonU2, Inc.Technology$18.6k——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
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade20%
Health care16%
Transportation15%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
74,397
residents · 2025 · +14.1% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,632
International migration+374
Natural change+1,105
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.2B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$276.0k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±1.3%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$63.1M
212 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 91Heat wave 77Earthquake 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1982016
2062017
2202018
2312019
2392020
2632021
3202022
3602023
3892024
4002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -72% since 20217492021
6622022
7652023
8362024
2122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
22.9 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
NS
Nearest port
29.3 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
29.7 km
SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDPNearby & same-state counties
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What is the GDP of Effingham?
Effingham's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 0.2% year over year — slower than 79% 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.