County profile
McIntosh County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2679 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$312.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,327
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
194
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,989
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$50.3k±$7.3k
Bachelor's degree+
20.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
23.0%±3.8%
Business applications
200 · 2025
Retail establishments
43
36.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Southeastern Banking CorporationFinancial Services$35.3M63CHQ-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 & accommodation41%
Retail trade29%
Construction11%
Wholesale trade7%
Finance & insurance7%
Health care6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,989
residents · 2025 · +9.2% since 2020
Income per capita $53.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,416
International migration+7
Natural change−433
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$268.7M2019
$271.1M2020
$280.5M2021
$276.4M2022
$299.4M2023
$312.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$182.7k±$23.7k
Median gross rent
$800/mo±$302/mo
Vacancy rate
26.0%±3.1%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$28.9M
106 units · 8.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 95Wildfire 87Coastal flooding 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1202016
1202017
1332018
1382019
1392020
1662021
1762022
2072023
2142024
2142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 32% since 2021802021
1662022
1172023
1252024
1062025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.7 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
24.7 km
NS
Nearest port
6.3 km
MERIDIAN GA FERRY TERMINAL TO SAPELO ISLAND
Nearest commercial airport
26.8 km
BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.1k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McIntosh?
McIntosh's economy produced $312.5M in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.