Appling County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 12,492 67.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,992 10.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,351 18.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 73 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 567 3.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%

• Under 18 4,505 24.4%
• 18–24 1,392 7.5%
• 25–44 4,626 25.0%
• 45–64 4,539 24.5%
• 65 and over 3,431 18.6%

Median household income

$56,345

90% interval $49,881–$62,809

−$23,567 vs GA · 91st of 159

Below poverty line

16.9%

90% interval 12.6%–21.2%

+4.1 pp vs GA · 84th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.8%

+0.37 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.2B

0.25% of state

Avg. annual pay

$63,804

Establishments

507

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,713 34.9%
• Education & health services 1,241 16.0%
• Construction 1,101 14.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 910 11.7%
• Manufacturing 656 8.4%
• Public administration 399 5.1%
• Natural resources & mining 293 3.8%
• Professional & business services 154 2.0%
• Financial activities 137 1.8%
• Other services 128 1.6%
• Information 33 0.4%
• Unclassified 11 0.1%

Home ownership

72.5%

+6.8 pp vs GA · 75th of 159

Median gross rent

$739

−$654 vs GA · 128th of 159

Owner-occupied

5,205

Renter-occupied

1,973

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Trade, transportation & utilities, $86,606/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,074/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 6,761 81.1%
• Democratic 1,560 18.7%
• Other / third-party 13 0.2%

• Spanish 1,593 9.2%
• Arabic 36 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 29 0.2%
• Tagalog 26 0.1%
• Chinese 22 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 4 0.0%

Households

7,178

Family households

4,873

67.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,293

26.5% of families

Single-mother families

380

7.8% of families

Veterans

697

5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 11,154 60.5%
• Mainline Protestant 796 4.3%
• Black Protestant 504 2.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 408 2.2%
• Catholic 174 0.9%

Health insured

83.2%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

16.8%

±2.3 pp

25th of 159

With a disability

15.9%

±2.2 pp

90th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

11.2%

±2.4 pp

−23.7 pp vs GA · 147th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

17.9%

90% interval 16.3%–19.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

6 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)

Court seats

Baxley, Brunswick, Hazlehurst, Jesup, Woodbine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

42.89 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

6