County profile
Hart County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1649 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,168
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
491
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
28,639
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$59.4k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
11.9%±2.3%
Business applications
340 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
30.2/10k 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
Manufacturing44%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care7%
Construction6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
28,639
residents · 2025 · +10.7% since 2020
Income per capita $50.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,132
International migration+205
Natural change−618
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$901.3M2019
$856.9M2020
$874.5M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$215.1k±$19.0k
Median gross rent
$844/mo±$104/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±2.6%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$49.2M
197 units · 6.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
35.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 79Hurricane 73Earthquake 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1902016
1982017
2162018
2292019
2402020
2762021
3262022
3702023
3782024
3982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20212532021
1852022
2062023
1722024
1972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.5 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
HRT
Nearest port
180.0 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
55.9 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hart?
Hart's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 10.4% year over year — faster than 92% 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.