County profile
Henry County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#389 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 78% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
65,403
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,528
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
264,922
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$83.1k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
29.5%±1.4%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.9%
Business applications
7,818 · 2025
Retail establishments
652
25.1/10k 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
Retail trade25%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation20%
Transportation18%
Admin & support10%
Manufacturing7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
264,922
residents · 2025 · +9.5% since 2020
Income per capita $52.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+16,861
International migration+2,480
Natural change+3,740
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.1B2019
$7.4B2020
$8.5B2021
$9.6B2022
$10.9B2023
$11.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$313.9k±$4.7k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.8%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$425.8M
1,666 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
79.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 90Hail 88Lightning 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2422016
2572017
2802018
3002019
3172020
3712021
4552022
4962023
4962024
4982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20212,4862021
2,9152022
2,1312023
1,8872024
1,6662025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
NS
Nearest port
205.7 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
32.7 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Henry?
Henry's economy produced $11.9B 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.