County profile
Whitfield County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#544 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 26% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
55,064
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,373
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
106,212
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
20.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
14.8%±1.8%
Business applications
1,142 · 2025
Retail establishments
423
40.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Dixie Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$257.4M42DHQ-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
Manufacturing45%
Transportation12%
Retail trade12%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
106,212
residents · 2025 · +3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $49.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+258
International migration+2,115
Natural change+1,051
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.9B2019
$5.8B2020
$6.3B2021
$7.1B2022
$7.2B2023
$7.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$218.0k±$7.6k
Median gross rent
$971/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
7.5%±1.2%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$71.9M
409 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 94Cold wave 92Earthquake 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3672016
3922017
4182018
4362019
4622020
5242021
6192022
6892023
7392024
7592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -39% since 20216732021
3712022
3622023
3742024
4092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.4 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
NS
Nearest port
38.7 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
33.5 km
LOVELL FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.3k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Whitfield?
Whitfield's economy produced $7.7B in 2024, growing 6.9% 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.