Early County, GA
Demographic and economic profile of Early County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Early County is a small rural Georgia county of 10,683 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and related industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $47,019 against median worker earnings of just $32,344. The labor pool is modest, with a 53.3% participation rate, 16.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 6.8%, though wage costs remain low. Housing is affordable—median home value of $130,100 and median gross rent of $774/month—and the county posted 3.2% population growth over five years despite a 21.1% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.2% since 2018
Early County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone5,652 (53.3%)
- White Alone4,357 (41.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races265 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race232 (2.2%)
- Asian Alone45 (0.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone43 (0.4%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,174
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)536
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)440
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities360
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services340
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,314
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations820
- 3.Service Occupations814
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations731
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations501
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.50×)231
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.73×)338
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)695
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)286
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,081
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.