County profile
Forsyth County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#308 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
87,271
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,253
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
282,805
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$143.8k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
57.1%±1.4%
Poverty rate
4.3%±0.6%
Business applications
5,845 · 2025
Retail establishments
746
26.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc.Healthcare———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 trade21%
Health care20%
Construction16%
Professional services15%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
282,805
residents · 2025 · +11.8% since 2020
Income per capita $87.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+19,568
International migration+6,749
Natural change+3,857
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.9B2019
$11.1B2020
$12.5B2021
$13.9B2022
$15.0B2023
$16.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$550.4k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
3.8%±0.6%
Affordability
8.8× wages
Residential permits
$304.6M
1,743 units · 6.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 94Hail 88Lightning 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2372016
2502017
2722018
2852019
2952020
3392021
4192022
4512023
4812024
4922025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20212,3592021
2,6012022
1,3712023
2,5252024
1,7432025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.3 km
I-985
Nearest freight rail
15.3 km
NS
Nearest port
132.3 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
71.3 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Forsyth?
Forsyth's economy produced $16.3B in 2024, growing 8.5% 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.