Worth County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 13,539 66.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 495 2.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5,132 25.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 158 0.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,012 4.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 40 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 2 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 73 0.4%

• Under 18 4,548 22.2%
• 18–24 1,432 7.0%
• 25–44 4,768 23.3%
• 45–64 5,534 27.1%
• 65 and over 4,169 20.4%

Median household income

$51,414

90% interval $45,670–$57,158

−$28,498 vs GA · 112th of 159

Below poverty line

26.4%

90% interval 22.7%–30.1%

+13.6 pp vs GA · 13th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.5%

+0 pp vs. state

County GDP

$451.4M

0.05% of state

Avg. annual pay

$42,720

Establishments

369

• Education & health services 836 27.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 724 23.3%
• Public administration 369 11.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 330 10.6%
• Professional & business services 191 6.2%
• Natural resources & mining 163 5.3%
• Financial activities 123 4.0%

The sectors listed cover 88.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

73.7%

+8.0 pp vs GA · 68th of 159

Median gross rent

$864

−$529 vs GA · 83rd of 159

Owner-occupied

5,704

Renter-occupied

2,035

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.3× the lowest ($53,612 vs $23,798/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 6,991 75.1%
• Democratic 2,300 24.7%
• Other / third-party 18 0.2%

• Spanish 291 1.5%
• German or other West Germanic 56 0.3%
• Tagalog 11 0.1%
• Korean 5 0.0%

Households

7,739

Family households

5,227

67.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

959

18.3% of families

Single-mother families

742

14.2% of families

Veterans

1,186

7.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 8,688 41.8%
• Black Protestant 534 2.6%
• Mainline Protestant 468 2.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 202 1.0%

Health insured

87.5%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

12.5%

±1.8 pp

87th of 159

With a disability

19.1%

±2.2 pp

36th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

11.7%

±2.2 pp

−23.2 pp vs GA · 146th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.2%

90% interval 13.6%–16.8% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Tifton Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Ashburn, Ocilla, Sylvester, Tifton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

37.73 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

6