County profile
Lumpkin County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1586 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,011
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
603
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,178
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$77.4k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
31.6%±2.7%
Poverty rate
14.1%±2.4%
Business applications
473 · 2025
Retail establishments
90
25.0/10k 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
Food & accommodation30%
Retail trade21%
Health care20%
Manufacturing12%
Construction10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,178
residents · 2025 · +7.5% since 2020
Income per capita $52.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,555
International migration+281
Natural change−409
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$909.4M2019
$910.3M2020
$1.1B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$307.9k±$17.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
13.8%±2.9%
Affordability
6.6× wages
Residential permits
$101.7M
270 units · 7.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 98Landslide 78Ice storm 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1602016
1692017
1782018
1882019
1982020
2262021
2702022
2932023
3242024
3352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 13% since 20212402021
2592022
2422023
2772024
2702025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.7 km
I-985
Nearest freight rail
32.5 km
NS
Nearest port
105.8 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
93.3 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lumpkin?
Lumpkin's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 9.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.