County profile
Upson County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1866 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$976.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,142
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
472
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
28,500
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$55.4k±$8.8k
Bachelor's degree+
15.5%±2.4%
Poverty rate
19.3%±3.3%
Business applications
386 · 2025
Retail establishments
92
32.4/10k 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 care30%
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation15%
Other services7%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
28,500
residents · 2025 · +2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $45.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,363
International migration+16
Natural change−678
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$718.2M2019
$679.0M2020
$766.3M2021
$864.3M2022
$899.8M2023
$976.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$168.7k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$849/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
14.8%±2.6%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$36.9M
127 units · 4.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 64Lightning 53Drought 52
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1842016
2022017
2142018
2242019
2382020
2702021
3402022
3812023
4082024
4212025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 253% since 2021362021
732022
1282023
1332024
1272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.0 km
NS
Nearest port
244.7 km
GOLD KIST, GUNTERSVILLE FEED MILL DOCK(CORN)
Nearest commercial airport
64.5 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Upson?
Upson's economy produced $976.4M in 2024, growing 8.5% 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.