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34 14 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2024 Economic Trends Population Distribution by Household Income and Race In the Savannah MSA, 56% of the population is white, while 33% is African-American (five-year U.S. Census data for 2022). The Hispanic/Latino population of any race is 6.7%. In the Savannah MSA, the five-year U.S. Census estimate for average household income is $95,690. In the Savannah Primary Trade Area household income is highest in Bryan County ($117,553) and Beaufort County, SC ($115,345). The Savannah MSA has 65% of its households with income over $50,000; Effingham County has 72%, and Bryan County has 78%, while the comparable figure for the state of Georgia is 64%. Bryan County (22.7%) and Beaufort County (21.4%) have the highest concentration of households earning more than $150,000. Savannah Area 2018-2022 Estimates of Income (In 2022 Inflation Adjusted Dollars) Area Number of Households Average Household Income Median Household Income Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $149,999 $150,000 and Over Chatham County 117,383 92,238 66,171 16.7% 21.1% 47.3% 14.9% Effingham County 22,820 98,830 79,474 11.4% 16.9% 54.6% 17.1% Bryan County 15,255 117,553 90,627 10.0% 11.6% 55.6% 22.7% Savannah MSA 155,458 95,690 70,705 15.3% 19.6% 49.2% 16.0% Bulloch County 29,634 74,400 53,675 24.6% 22.8% 43.0% 9.6% Liberty County 22,975 68,445 55,149 18.0% 26.4% 47.6% 8.0% Long County 5,547 69,881 56,819 20.0% 22.6% 50.5% 6.9% Wayne County 10,754 67,746 49,847 25.4% 24.7% 40.9% 9.0% Savannah/Hinesville/Statesboro CSA 224,368 88,111 65,227 17.4% 21.0% 47.8% 13.8% Beaufort County, SC 76,113 115,345 81,260 12.5% 16.6% 49.5% 21.4% Jasper County, SC 11,795 75,441 60,452 21.6% 21.5% 47.4% 9.6% Savannah Primary Trade Area 312,276 94,270 NA 16.4% 20.0% 48.2% 15.5% Georgia 3,946,490 99,345 71,355 16.6% 19.0% 46.3% 18.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race): Savannah MSA 6.7% Chatham County 6.8% Effingham County 5.5% Bryan County 8.0% All Other, Savannah MSA: American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% Two or more Races 5.5% Some Other Race 4.4% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022: ACS 5-year estimates, American Community Survey,12/06/23