County profile
Putnam County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1917 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$906.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,509
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
546
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,722
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$72.1k±$11.9k
Bachelor's degree+
31.1%±3.5%
Poverty rate
17.6%±4.2%
Business applications
420 · 2025
Retail establishments
93
39.5/10k 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
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade22%
Health care19%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction12%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,722
residents · 2025 · +7.0% since 2020
Income per capita $62.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,768
International migration+407
Natural change−602
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$582.6M2019
$568.1M2020
$678.1M2021
$761.6M2022
$838.3M2023
$906.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$249.3k±$22.5k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$192/mo
Vacancy rate
22.7%±2.7%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$36.2M
98 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 84Hurricane 72Wildfire 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3202016
3272017
3472018
3822019
4002020
4542021
5662022
6282023
6422024
6892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -64% since 20212762021
1722022
1562023
1272024
982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.6 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
NS
Nearest port
244.7 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
69.8 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.5k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Putnam?
Putnam's economy produced $906.0M in 2024, growing 8.1% year over year — faster than most 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.