Chatham County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 136,324 45.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24,958 8.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 115,398 38.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 9,097 3.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 11,728 3.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 156 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 370 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 2,848 0.9%

• Under 18 62,225 20.7%
• 18–24 31,648 10.5%
• 25–44 86,757 28.8%
• 45–64 69,873 23.2%
• 65 and over 50,376 16.7%

Median household income

$74,037

90% interval $70,210–$77,864

−$5,875 vs GA · 37th of 159

Below poverty line

13.9%

90% interval 12.0%–15.8%

+1.1 pp vs GA · 102nd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

−0.52 pp vs. state

County GDP

$28.5B

3.23% of state

Avg. annual pay

$64,451

Establishments

10,968

• Trade, transportation & utilities 45,040 26.1%
• Education & health services 33,686 19.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 24,760 14.3%
• Manufacturing 20,089 11.6%
• Professional & business services 19,717 11.4%
• Public administration 9,477 5.5%
• Construction 7,637 4.4%
• Financial activities 5,547 3.2%
• Other services 5,133 3.0%
• Information 1,255 0.7%
• Unclassified 272 0.2%
• Natural resources & mining 127 0.1%

Home ownership

56.8%

−8.9 pp vs GA · 146th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,471

+$78 vs GA · 15th of 159

Owner-occupied

68,319

Renter-occupied

52,064

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $101,560/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $31,022/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 82,758 58.6%
• Republican 57,336 40.6%
• Other / third-party 1,015 0.7%

• Spanish 17,745 6.3%
• German or other West Germanic 1,800 0.6%
• Chinese 1,614 0.6%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 1,306 0.5%
• Korean 1,023 0.4%
• Tagalog 796 0.3%
• Vietnamese 596 0.2%
• Arabic 449 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 424 0.1%

Households

120,383

Family households

71,388

59.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

15,073

21.1% of families

Single-mother families

9,345

13.1% of families

Veterans

20,911

8.9% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 54,895 18.6%
• Black Protestant 20,789 7.0%
• Catholic 18,680 6.3%
• Mainline Protestant 16,766 5.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 11,489 3.9%
• Orthodox 347 0.1%

Health insured

87.1%

±0.8 pp

Uninsured

12.9%

±0.8 pp

80th of 159

With a disability

16.0%

±0.7 pp

89th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

37.7%

±1.2 pp

+2.8 pp vs GA · 13th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.1%

90% interval 14.0%–16.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Eastern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

8 (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

Savannah

Traffic fatalities

29

12.15 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

28