County profile
Jenkins County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2881 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$214.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,162
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
112
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,843
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$44.4k±$7.9k
Bachelor's degree+
10.3%±3.0%
Poverty rate
22.9%±6.7%
Business applications
108 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
24.9/10k 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
Health care25%
Food & accommodation23%
Admin & support19%
Retail trade18%
Other services8%
Manufacturing7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,843
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $40.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+333
International migration+13
Natural change−156
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$151.8M2019
$165.4M2020
$171.9M2021
$184.4M2022
$198.1M2023
$214.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$92.9k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$535/mo±$354/mo · low reliability
Vacancy rate
26.7%±6.4%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$4.5M
35 units · 4.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 75Drought 67Earthquake 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1072014
1362015
1372016
1222017
1482019
1422020
1652021
2032022
2112023
2602024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 2021712021
232022
262023
342024
352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.1 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
NS
Nearest port
103.7 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
64.2 km
AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +34% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jenkins?
Jenkins's economy produced $214.2M in 2024, growing 8.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.