Colquitt County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 24,715 53.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,617 20.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 10,542 22.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 421 0.9%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 817 1.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 88 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 24 0.1%

• Under 18 11,856 25.6%
• 18–24 4,175 9.0%
• 25–44 11,724 25.4%
• 45–64 11,021 23.8%
• 65 and over 7,448 16.1%

Median household income

$49,031

90% interval $44,464–$53,598

−$30,881 vs GA · 129th of 159

Below poverty line

22.2%

90% interval 19.0%–25.4%

+9.4 pp vs GA · 39th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.0%

−0.44 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.1B

0.24% of state

Avg. annual pay

$47,742

Establishments

1,150

• Education & health services 4,299 27.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,005 19.0%
• Manufacturing 2,930 18.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,144 7.2%
• Natural resources & mining 1,054 6.7%
• Professional & business services 874 5.5%
• Public administration 745 4.7%
• Construction 630 4.0%
• Financial activities 535 3.4%
• Other services 445 2.8%
• Information 101 0.6%
• Unclassified 30 0.2%

Home ownership

63.7%

−2.0 pp vs GA · 126th of 159

Median gross rent

$818

−$575 vs GA · 98th of 159

Owner-occupied

10,708

Renter-occupied

6,095

• 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.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $78,524/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,699/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 14 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 12,451 75.0%
• Democratic 4,114 24.8%
• Other / third-party 46 0.3%

• Spanish 7,510 17.4%
• Vietnamese 249 0.6%
• German or other West Germanic 165 0.4%
• Chinese 35 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 14 0.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.0%

Households

16,803

Family households

11,226

66.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,575

22.9% of families

Single-mother families

1,783

15.9% of families

Veterans

2,153

6.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 19,556 42.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,574 3.4%
• Mainline Protestant 1,378 3.0%
• Black Protestant 1,196 2.6%
• Catholic 632 1.4%

Health insured

79.5%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

20.5%

±1.9 pp

10th of 159

With a disability

17.5%

±1.6 pp

65th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

15.5%

±1.7 pp

−19.4 pp vs GA · 105th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

19.8%

90% interval 18.1%–21.5% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Southern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (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

Moultrie, Quitman, Statenville, Thomasville, Valdosta

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

12

34.92 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

11