McIntosh County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,151 63.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 302 2.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,162 28.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 43 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 632 5.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 22 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 1,712 15.1%
• 18–24 565 5.0%
• 25–44 2,556 22.6%
• 45–64 3,131 27.7%
• 65 and over 3,348 29.6%

Median household income

$57,307

90% interval $50,843–$63,771

−$22,605 vs GA · 86th of 159

Below poverty line

16.5%

90% interval 12.4%–20.6%

+3.7 pp vs GA · 86th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.5%

+0.06 pp vs. state

County GDP

$312.5M

0.04% of state

Avg. annual pay

$42,962

Establishments

256

• Trade, transportation & utilities 389 21.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 381 20.6%
• Public administration 307 16.6%
• Education & health services 303 16.4%
• Construction 184 10.0%
• Professional & business services 104 5.6%
• Other services 61 3.3%
• Financial activities 21 1.1%

The sectors listed cover 94.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

80.0%

+14.3 pp vs GA · 25th of 159

Median gross rent

$800

−$593 vs GA · 106th of 159

Owner-occupied

4,055

Renter-occupied

1,012

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 58% 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 (Professional & business services, $72,598/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $22,117/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 4,747 64.1%
• Democratic 2,628 35.5%
• Other / third-party 33 0.4%

• Spanish 147 1.3%
• German or other West Germanic 38 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 30 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 9 0.1%
• Tagalog 9 0.1%

Households

5,067

Family households

3,426

67.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

586

17.1% of families

Single-mother families

350

10.2% of families

Veterans

825

8.6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,333 21.3%
• Mainline Protestant 765 7.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 571 5.2%
• Black Protestant 404 3.7%
• Catholic 321 2.9%

Health insured

90.7%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

9.3%

±2.3 pp

145th of 159

With a disability

23.5%

±3.4 pp

4th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

20.0%

±2.9 pp

−14.9 pp vs GA · 72nd of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

18.8%

90% interval 16.9%–20.7% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Atlantic 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

Claxton, Darien, Hinesville, Ludowici, Pembroke, Reidsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

41.67 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4