Pickens County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 31,982 91.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,410 4.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 205 0.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 115 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,104 3.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 70 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 20 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 45 0.1%

• Under 18 6,557 18.8%
• 18–24 2,342 6.7%
• 25–44 7,960 22.8%
• 45–64 10,061 28.8%
• 65 and over 8,031 23.0%

Median household income

$82,147

90% interval $75,686–$88,608

+$2,235 vs GA · 24th of 159

Below poverty line

9.2%

90% interval 7.3%–11.1%

−3.6 pp vs GA · 143rd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.8%

−0.61 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.6B

0.18% of state

Avg. annual pay

$57,644

Establishments

933

• Education & health services 2,418 25.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,873 19.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,330 13.8%
• Manufacturing 825 8.5%
• Construction 789 8.2%
• Professional & business services 789 8.2%
• Public administration 543 5.6%
• Other services 470 4.9%
• Financial activities 364 3.8%
• Natural resources & mining 193 2.0%
• Information 35 0.4%
• Unclassified 30 0.3%

Home ownership

81.2%

+15.5 pp vs GA · 16th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,136

−$257 vs GA · 34th of 159

Owner-occupied

10,906

Renter-occupied

2,524

• 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 (Education & health services, $84,609/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $26,060/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 10 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 17,281 82.6%
• Democratic 3,522 16.8%
• Other / third-party 112 0.5%

• Spanish 1,063 3.2%
• German or other West Germanic 45 0.1%
• Chinese 35 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 18 0.1%
• Tagalog 18 0.1%
• Korean 12 0.0%

Households

13,430

Family households

10,072

75.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,288

22.7% of families

Single-mother families

651

6.5% of families

Veterans

2,125

7.5% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 4,294 12.9%
• Evangelical Protestant 4,046 12.2%
• Mainline Protestant 2,007 6.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 359 1.1%
• Black Protestant 210 0.6%

Health insured

88.0%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

12.0%

±1.9 pp

100th of 159

With a disability

18.5%

±2.2 pp

44th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

26.7%

±2.6 pp

−8.2 pp vs GA · 38th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

14.9%

90% interval 13.5%–16.3% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Appalachian Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

4 (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

Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Jasper

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

9

31.7 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

9