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Gilmer County, Georgia

Gilmer County, Georgia has a quality-of-life score of 45 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #1,734 of 3,143 US counties. Within Georgia it ranks #36 of 159 counties. It ranks best on child care cost burden (low), effective property tax rate (low) and preventable hospital stays (low). It ranks worst on loneliness (high), uninsured residents (under 65) (high) and average weekly wage (low).

45Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #1,734 of 3,143 counties
Georgia: #36 of 159 in GA
Population: 33,894 (2025)
Land area: 426 mi²
Density: 79.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 13123

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 76 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety42#1,791/3,096
Economy61#1,231/3,143
Housing28#2,254/3,140
Health61#1,230/3,144
Healthcare26#2,339/3,143
Environment58#1,298/3,108
Education32#2,131/3,144
Infrastructure62#1,204/3,144
Community32#2,149/3,144
Leisure & amenities70#929/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Gilmer County, Georgia ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Child care cost burden · low18.7%
95/100Georgia 23.0%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Effective property tax rate · low0.41%
90/100Georgia 0.79%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Preventable hospital stays · low1,683 /100k
89/100Georgia 3,147 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Job growth · high3.0%
88/100Georgia 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Unemployment rate · low3.0%
87/100Georgia 3.4%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Mental health care shortage · low10.0
85/100Georgia 9.6United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration

Weaknesses

Loneliness · high36.8%
7/100Georgia 37.9%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high17.3%
9/100Georgia 14.0%United States 9.8%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Average weekly wage · low$869
11/100Georgia $1,404United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Public libraries · low0.3 /10k
12/100Georgia 0.4 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library Services
Dental care shortage · high18.0
13/100Georgia 5.9United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Home price to income ratio · high4.2×
16/100Georgia 3.9×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
31,420 (2020) → 33,894 (2025)
+7.9%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 64% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+64 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Arts, entertainment and recreationImproving
1.3 /10k (2020) → 2.7 /10k (2025)
+109%5 yearsUS 4.8 /10k → 5.5 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
8.7 /1k (2020) → 14.9 /1k (2025)
+71%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.8% (2015-2019) → 90.7% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
12.9 /1k (2021) → 4.9 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−62%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Gilmer County, Georgia improved on 13 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 15 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Suicides−50%41.4 /100k → 20.7 /100k
Firearm deaths−55%38.2 /100k → 17.3 /100k
Uninsured−4.5 points21.8% → 17.3%
Overdose deaths−70%38.2 /100k → 11.3 /100k
Weekly wage+29%$673 → $869

Declined1

Price / income+0.8×3.4× → 4.2×

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Gilmer County, Georgia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.3 /10k2020	2.7 /10k2025	+109%	Within the margin of error	98%
Average commute time	31.8 min2015-2019	28.9 min2020-2024	−2.9 min	Within the margin of error	94%
Average weekly wage	$6732020	$8692025	+29%	Improved	80%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%2015-2019	24.9%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Improved	78%
Broadband subscriptions	76.8%2015-2019	90.7%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	76%
Child poverty rate	25.7%2019	23.0%2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Distance to an airport	48 mi2020	48 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	38.2 /100k2020	11.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−70%	Improved	92%
Effective property tax rate	0.66%2015-2019	0.41%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	83%
Firearm deaths	38.2 /100k2020	17.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−55%	Improved	96%
Grocery stores	1.6 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	+11%	Within the margin of error	80%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.0 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	+55%	Within the margin of error	88%
High school diploma or higher	81.7%2015-2019	87.2%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Home price to income ratio	3.4×2015-2019	4.2×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	15%
Homicide rate	3.9 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Within the margin of error	92%
Income adjusted for local prices	$43,2272019	$58,9262024	+36%	Improved	75%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.4232020-2024	−0.033	Within the margin of error	90%
Median household income	$57,0072019	$69,7292024	+22%	Improved	35%
New business applications	8.7 /1k2020	14.9 /1k2025	+71%	Improved	78%
Pharmacies	1.9 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	−7.3%	Within the margin of error	45%
Poverty rate	14.6%2019	14.4%2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Property crime rate	903 /100k2020	582 /100k2025	−36%	Improved	49%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−5.7%	Within the margin of error	22%
Rent as share of income	26.7%2015-2019	25.5%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Rent-burdened households	41.2%2015-2019	39.7%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Restaurants and bars	9.2 /10k2020	11.5 /10k2025	+25%	Within the margin of error	87%
Students per teacher	15.1×2019	14.4×2024	−0.8×	Little change	53%
Suicide rate	41.4 /100k2020	20.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−50%	Improved	95%
Traffic deaths	24.3 /100k2015-2019	22.8 /100k2020-2024	−6%	Within the margin of error	63%
Unemployment rate	4.2%2020	3.0%2025	−1.2 points	Improved	17%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	21.8%2019	17.3%2024	−4.5 points	Improved	94%
Violent crime rate	316 /100k2020	171 /100k2025	−46%	Improved	84%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Gilmer County, Georgia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Gilmer County, Georgia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Gilmer County, Georgia itself moved +12.8 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

32,426 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 men (+2.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

32,426 residents

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

White84%27,113
Black0.3%†90
Hispanic or Latino12%3,989
Asian0.5%†173
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†39
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.2%1,022

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

24,384 residents (±113)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

No high school diploma13%3,125
High school or GED33%8,158
Some college19%4,592
Associate degree10%2,447
Bachelor's degree16%3,877
Graduate degree9.0%2,185

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−5.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

13,015 households (±516)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $25k15%2,000
$25k–50k21%2,697
$50k–75k14%1,850
$75k–100k16%2,132
$100k–150k20%2,589
$150k–200k7.7%999
$200k or more5.7%748

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+9.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

13,015 households (±516)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Own81%10,506
Rent19%2,509

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+6.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,212 households (±342)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $75027%†606
$750–1,00023%†504
$1,000–1,50036%805

Home values

10,506 homes (±458)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $150k17%1,800
$150k–250k20%2,086
$250k–400k28%2,934

Age of homes

18,507 homes (±36)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

2010 or later12%2,208
2000–200934%6,272
1980–199938%7,122

Size of homes

18,507 homes (±36)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Studio1.4%†267
1 bedroom3.7%†682
2 bedrooms35%6,514

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

13,446 workers (±631)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Drive alone77%10,386
Carpool11%1,513
Public transit0.3%†36
Walk1.2%†157
Bike0.0%0
Work from home9.2%†1,243
Other0.8%†111

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−8.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

12,203 workers (±592)

Gilmer County, Georgia
Georgia share

Under 15 min25%3,021
15–29 min37%4,538
30–44 min17%2,021

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Gilmer County has 707 employer establishments, 215 for every 10,000 residents (0.87× the US rate of 248; 0.91× Georgia's), with 6,742 paid employees at an average annual pay of $40,197. The Census Bureau also counts 3,527 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 707; 3,527 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 215; US 248 · Georgia 236
Paid employees: 6,742
Average annual pay: $40,197; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Gilmer County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	70	21.3	1.16×About typical	1,062	$22,847	14
Specialty trade contractors	70	21.3	1.38×More than typical	234	$46,906	445
Lessors of real estate	44	13.4	1.09×About typical	160	$44,338	298
Ambulatory health care services	43	13.1	0.63×Fewer than typical	309	$44,990	75
Construction of buildings	37	11.3	1.49×More than typical	147	$83,361	435
Full-service restaurants	34	10.4	1.35×More than typical	567	$25,065	7
Limited-service restaurants	29	8.8	1.10×About typical	417	$20,501	5
Building equipment contractors	28	8.5	1.42×More than typical	118	$46,576	72
Real estate agents and brokers	25	7.6	1.56×More than typical	25	$75,960	99
Religious organizations	22	6.7	1.21×About typical	112	$20,804	—
Other specialty trade contractors	21	6.4	2.55×More than typical	56	$56,143	156
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	15	4.6	1.38×More than typical	64	$51,141	32

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 32,849 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $71K on contracts performed in Gilmer County, Georgia: $2.10 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $71K; −87% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2.10; US $1,994
Sole-source: 87%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

212.1KFY2017
34.8KFY2018
45.9KFY2019
229.1KFY2020
115.7KFY2021
312.2KFY2022
911.4KFY2023
121.4K

Top industries (NAICS)

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$46.6K66%
Offices of physicians · 6211$24.4K34%

Largest awards

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY (OHS), NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION (NSD): CFIUS MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT$1.3M
EXCALIBUR ASSOCIATES INC· Gilmer County, GA· Professional services· Sep 6, 2023 – Jan 6, 2026· 12314423C0065
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION (ATLANTA). REVIEWS BY MEDICAL CONSULTANT OF DISABILITY CLAIM CASE FILES FOR AGENCY DISABILITY PROGRAM. CALL ORDER FOR INDEPENDENT CASE REVIEWS.$45K
PIRKLE JR QUENTIN ROOSEVELT· Gilmer County, GA· Health & medical· Mar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· 28321326FAC041013
NEW CALL ORDER QUENTIN PIRKLE JR FOR INDEPENDENT CASE REVIEWS ISSUED AGAINST BPA NO. 28321319AC0440006.$41.3K
PIRKLE JR QUENTIN ROOSEVELT· Gilmer County, GA· Health & medical· Jul 8, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025· 28321324FAC041027

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $266.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Gilmer County, Georgia: $7,857 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $266.3M; −3.2% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,857; US $12,955
Loan face value: $18.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$201.3M76%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$22.7M8.5%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$18.8M7.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$11.9M4.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$4.4M1.6%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$1.8M0.7%
20.277 · National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure$1.4M0.5%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.3M0.5%

Top recipients (organizations)

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.2M0.4%
ATLANTA, GA
CITY OF ELLIJAY HOUSING AUTHORITY$330.9K0.1%
ELLIJAY, GA
ELLIJAY TELEPHONE COMPANY$238.8K0.1%
ELLIJAY, GA
CIRRUS NETWORKS, INC.$201.2K0.1%
WINDER, GA
ELLIJAY COX CREEK PARTNER LLC$152.5K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$236.4M89%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$26M9.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Railroad Retirement Board$1.3M0.5%
Federal Highway Administration$1.2M0.4%
Department of Transportation
Federal Communications Commission$440K0.2%

Assistance by fiscal year

209.7MFY2021
221.4MFY2022
245.2MFY2023
253.6MFY2024
275.2MFY2025
266.3MFY2026

County aggregates

99%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Gilmer County, Georgia compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Gilmer County, Georgia
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2017	$6.96	$1,436
FY2018	$1.12	$1,552
FY2019	$1.45	$1,654
FY2020	$7.29	$1,880
FY2021	$3.60	$1,810
FY2022	$9.64	$1,917
FY2023	$27.75	$2,079
FY2024	$3.62	$2,047
FY2025	$16.15	$2,165
FY2026	$2.10 (partial year)	$1,911

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2021	$125	$5,748
FY2022	$240	$5,221
FY2023	$368	$5,364
FY2024	$110	$5,501
FY2025	$115	$5,732
FY2026	$46.10

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2021	$101	$298
FY2022	$211	$357
FY2023	$323	$301
FY2024	$60.93	$319
FY2025	$55.77	$360
FY2026	$34.24

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2021	$28.99	$239
FY2022	$20.74	$185
FY2023	$31.59	$229
FY2024	$29.93	$229
FY2025	$27.59	$249
FY2026	$19.05

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2021	$1.54	$2,304
FY2022	$0	$2,197
FY2023	$0	$2,274
FY2024	$0	$2,267
FY2025	$0	$2,397
FY2026	$0

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
FY2021	$555	$1,186
FY2022	$491	$465
FY2023	$176	$76.52
FY2024	$6.63	$120
FY2025	$47.27	$148
FY2026	$223

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Gilmer County, Georgia
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Gilmer County, Georgia and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	3.5%	2.0%
2015

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/13123

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Gilmer County, Georgia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Andrew S. ClydeR-GA-9 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 4.6%

Senate

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Cities and towns in Gilmer County

Places whose residents live mostly in Gilmer County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	−5.0%	−4.2%
2015	−2.6%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.1%	+3.3%
2018	+5.2%	+6.8%
2019	+8.8%	+10.5%
2020	+16.4%	+19.4%
2021	+25.3%	+26.1%
2022	+34.4%	+30.6%
2023	+42.2%	+35.0%
2024	+46.5%	+41.0%
2025	+50.3%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	−4.3%	−5.5%
2015	+0.5%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.7%	+4.1%
2018	+8.2%	+8.9%
2019	+11.7%	+13.5%
2020	+16.5%	+20.8%
2021	+30.0%	+32.1%
2022	+39.1%	+35.4%
2023	+42.7%	+42.9%
2024	+55.2%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	3.5/1k	3.3/1k
2015	3.4/1k	3.7/1k
2016	4.3/1k	3.7/1k
2017	6.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	6.1/1k	4.1/1k
2019	6.4/1k	4.2/1k
2020	10.4/1k	4.4/1k
2021	12.9/1k	5.2/1k
2022	13.5/1k	5.0/1k
2023	11.4/1k	4.5/1k
2024	2.9/1k	4.3/1k
2025	6.3/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	−13.6%	−6.9%
2015	−5.2%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−0.3%	+4.7%
2018	+3.1%	+7.5%
2019	+23.0%	+14.0%
2020	+42.6%	+16.9%
2021	+25.1%	+21.0%
2022	+47.4%	+29.7%
2023	+34.5%	+34.9%
2024	+50.5%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	−10.4% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−5.0% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+12.3% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+25.2% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+34.6% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+57.3% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+108.1% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+138.0% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+144.3% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+148.0% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+144.9% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	7.3%	6.2%
2015	6.1%	5.3%
2016	5.1%	4.9%
2017	4.6%	4.4%
2018	3.8%	3.9%
2019	3.3%	3.7%
2020	4.2%	8.1%
2021	2.8%	5.4%
2022	2.8%	3.7%
2023	2.8%	3.6%
2024	2.8%	4.0%
2025	3.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	19.7%	15.5%
2015	16.9%	14.7%
2016	15.2%	14.0%
2017	14.4%	13.4%
2018	17.4%	13.1%
2019	14.6%	12.3%
2020	14.0%	11.9%
2021	14.0%	12.8%
2022	14.0%	12.6%
2023	13.6%	12.5%
2024	14.4%	12.1%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	25.8%	13.5%
2015	22.4%	10.9%
2016	23.1%	10.0%
2017	22.5%	10.2%
2018	24.7%	10.4%
2019	21.8%	10.8%
2020	21.8%	10.4%
2021	20.4%	10.2%
2022	17.4%	9.5%
2023	17.0%	9.5%
2024	17.3%	9.8%

Calendar years	Gilmer County, Georgia	United States
2014	7.0/1k	8.5/1k
2015	6.6/1k	8.7/1k
2016	6.5/1k	9.1/1k
2017	7.7/1k	9.8/1k
2018	8.7/1k	10.7/1k
2019	7.3/1k	10.6/1k
2020	8.7/1k	13.1/1k
2021	11.4/1k	16.2/1k
2022	12.0/1k	15.1/1k
2023	12.1/1k	16.2/1k
2024	12.8/1k	15.4/1k
2025	14.9/1k	16.6/1k

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Improved13

Declined1

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Improved13

Declined1

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Race and Hispanic origin

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