County profile
Jeff Davis County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2149 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$693.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,834
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
260
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,219
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$40.3k±$6.4k
Bachelor's degree+
13.2%±3.2%
Poverty rate
21.8%±4.9%
Business applications
186 · 2025
Retail establishments
62
40.6/10k 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
Manufacturing43%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care12%
Management7%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,219
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $41.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+472
International migration+96
Natural change−149
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$416.6M2019
$443.8M2020
$548.3M2021
$614.4M2022
$632.6M2023
$693.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$118.3k±$20.2k
Median gross rent
$650/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
14.3%±4.4%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
9 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 84Drought 69Tornado 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1262016
1092017
1232018
1232019
1282020
1362021
1632022
1992023
1942024
2222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 350% since 202122021
42022
122023
62024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
69.5 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
NS
Nearest port
122.1 km
GEORGIA POWER CO MCMANUS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT OIL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
126.4 km
BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jeff Davis?
Jeff Davis's economy produced $693.7M in 2024, growing 9.7% year over year — faster than 90% 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.