2012 county wage and salary survey: compensation of elected county officials

2012 WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS
OCTOBER 2012
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Coroner Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Columbia Coweta Douglas Fayette Forsyth Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton Paulding Whitfield

117,344 100,421 156,433 111,159 271,544 128,112 129,629 133,355 107,784 181,840 183,052 207,360 143,925 111,885 100,814 143,542 103,184

14,639 Ann. 17,473 Ann. 72,747 Ann. 29,530 Ann. 54,546 Ann. 16,000 Ann.
175 /Occur. 31,141 Ann.
175 /Occur. 43,734 Ann. 12,800 Ann. 37,500 Ann. 30,298 Ann.
175 /Occur. 23,469 Ann.
5,100 Ann. 28,287 Ann.

2,500

Population Group B
Barrow Catoosa Dougherty Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton

69,912 64,530 94,788 80,386 61,257 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764 68,848 84,580

175 /Occur. 15,267 Ann.
125 /Occur. 24,188 Ann.
175 /Occur. 2,940 Ann. 17,316 Ann. 27,163 Ann. 16,800 Ann. 27,868 Ann.
175 Ann.

1,800

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645

175 /Occur. 4,200 Ann.
125 Ann. 14,560 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Coroner Population Group C
Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White

25,255 43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305 28,516 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474 30,327 27,273

125 Ann. 7,000 Ann. 4,410 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,647 Ann. 4,860 Ann.
175 /Occur. 175 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 175 /Occur. 9,006 Ann. 8,272 Ann. 4,083 Ann. 4,621 Ann. 13,246 Ann. 175 /Occur. 6,830 Ann. 4,621 Ann. 4,621 Ann. 27,500 Ann. 18,000 /Occur. 9,888 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 8,986 Ann.

3,600 4,410

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Cook Crisp Dade

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570

2,400 Ann. 175 /Occur. 175 /Occur.
2,400 Ann. 10,250 Ann.
9,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
2,940 Ann. 175 /Occur.
3,080 Ann.

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Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Coroner Population Group D
Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington

22,459 19,886 23,708 21,864 16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134 21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

50 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
175 /Occur. 3,081 Ann.
175 /Occur. 12,856 Ann.
3,080 Ann. 5,194 Ann. 4,621 Ann. 16,926 Ann. 3,081 Ann. 3,080 Ann. 16,910 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,931 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 13,780 Ann.

2,926 4,410
175

Population Group E
Bacon Bleckley Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Early Jasper Lanier McIntosh Oglethorpe Screven Wilkes

11,203 13,290 13,422 11,749 10,778 13,885 10,404 14,170 14,686 14,367 10,211

6,889 /Occur. 11,274 Ann. 33,600 Ann.
1,442 Ann. 2,800 Ann. 1,540 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 1,152 /Occur. 600 6,741 Ann. 3,653 Ann. 3,600 Ann.

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay Clinch

8,413 3,111 6,777

3,708 Ann. 1,759 Ann. 3,300 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Coroner Population Group F
Echols Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Webster Unified Wilcox

4,129 2,464 3,084 9,400 9,679 8,148 9,975 7,862 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 6,825 8,875 8,779 2,791 9,298

Amount of compensation Supplement
1,442 Ann. 1,710 Ann. 1,540 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
175 /Occur. 3,234 Ann. 1,506 Ann.
175 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 7,691 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
175 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 1,540 Ann.
175 /Occur. 175 /Occur. 5,000 Ann. 9,918 Ann. 15,201 Ann. 1,540 Ann. 7,200 /Occur.

County Commission Chairperson (Full-time)

Population Group A

Carroll

111,159 100,271 Ann.

Douglas

133,355 87,986 Ann.

Gwinnett

824,941 58,342 Ann.

Houston

143,925 79,764 Ann.

Newton

100,814 89,334 Ann.

Paulding

143,542 111,779 Ann.

Population Group B
Barrow Catoosa Effingham

69,912 64,530 52,655

56,859 Ann. 17,960 Ann. 22,698 Ann.

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commission Chairperson (Full-time)

Population Group B

Jackson

61,257

18,902 Ann.

Rockdale

85,765 104,576 Ann.

Walton

84,580

96,815 Ann.

Population Group C
Haralson Madison Oconee Sumter

28,638 27,921 33,366 32,511

72,839 Ann. 68,190 Ann. 92,276 Ann.
8,611 Ann.

Population Group D
Appling Banks Dade Dawson Fannin Mitchell Pike Telfair

18,420 18,251 16,570 22,459 23,708 23,462 17,751 16,057

0 Ann. 70,011 Ann. 83,569 Ann. 17,223 Ann. 66,683 Ann.
7,881 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 15,402 Ann.

Population Group E
Bacon McIntosh Oglethorpe Screven Wilkes

11,203 14,170 14,686 14,367 10,211

60,698 Ann. 992 Ann.
57,409 Ann. 5,401 Ann.
63,291 Ann.

Population Group F
Atkinson Clinch Hancock Irwin Johnson Lincoln Webster Unified

8,413 6,777 9,400 9,679 9,975 7,862 2,791

36,000 Ann. 30,000 Ann. 36,755 Ann. 34,000 Ann.
5,323 Ann. 53,837 Ann. 52,379 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commission Chairperson (Part-time)

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

117,344 15,000 Ann.

Bibb

156,433 24,737 Ann.

Chatham

271,544 51,501 Ann.

Cherokee

218,286 39,140 Ann.

Columbia

128,112 14,285 Ann.

Coweta

129,629 17,324 Ann.

Douglas

133,355 22,418 Ann.

Fayette

107,784 31,638 Ann.

Forsyth

181,840 37,003 Ann.

Fulton

949,599 40,446 Ann.

Hall

183,052

7,893 Ann.

Henry

207,360 59,107 Ann.

Lowndes

111,885 23,337 Ann.

Whitfield

103,184 11,902 Ann.

Population Group B
Bulloch Dougherty Glynn Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup

72,881 94,788 80,386 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764

25,356 Ann. 11,070 Ann. 11,118 Ann.
4,410 Ann. 25,056 Ann. 16,983 Ann. 10,047 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Lee

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305 28,516 28,575

8,201 Ann. 5,023 Ann. 11,930 Ann. 7,996 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,744 Ann. 7,408 Ann. 14,489 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 18,787 Ann. 9,892 Ann.

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commission Chairperson (Part-time)

Population Group C

Lumpkin

30,031

17,703 Ann.

Monroe

26,625

9,101 Ann.

Peach

27,823

13,302 Ann.

Polk

41,211

7,894 Ann.

Stephens

25,960

15,867 Ann.

Tattnall

25,688

10,764 Ann.

Thomas

44,702

7,141 Ann.

Toombs

27,434

18,000 Ann.

Ware

36,474

7,001 Ann.

Wayne

30,327

2,100 Ann.

White

27,273

4,901 Ann.

1,200

Population Group D
Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Pierce Putnam Rabun Washington

18,420 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570 19,886 23,708 21,864 16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 18,770 21,345 16,274 21,111

10,800 Ann. 9,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,000 Ann.
12,884 Ann. 10,047 Ann. 12,529 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 20,242 Ann.
5,867 Ann. 9,934 Ann. 10,563 Ann. 12,917 Ann. 20,202 Ann. 8,402 Ann. 12,623 Ann. 2,800 Ann. 17,676 Ann. 22,403 Ann. 13,302 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 10,816 Ann.

1,200 2,860

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commission Chairperson (Part-time)

Population Group E

Candler

11,276

11,668 Ann.

Charlton

13,422

10,047 Ann.

Cusseta-Chattahoochee 11,749

6,201 Ann.

Early

10,778

5,741 Ann.

Jasper

13,885

8,410 Ann. 100

Lanier

10,404

12,000 Ann.

Screven

14,367

4,201 Ann.

Population Group F
Echols Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Jenkins Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Wilcox

4,129 2,464 3,084 8,148 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 6,825 8,875 8,779 9,298

5,942 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 7,718 Ann. 10,046 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,543 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 10,047 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 9,850 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,880 Ann. 9,329 Ann. 10,740 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

7,200

County Commissioner

Population Group A

Bartow

100,421

Bibb

156,433

Chatham

271,544

Cherokee

218,286

Columbia

128,112

Coweta

129,629

Fayette

107,784

161,875 Ann. 13,395 Ann. 18,338 Ann. 30,000 Ann. 8,691 Ann. 14,003 Ann. 24,552 Ann.

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Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commissioner

Population Group A

Fulton

949,599

Gwinnett

824,941

Hall

183,052

Henry

207,360

Houston

143,925

Lowndes

111,885

Newton

100,814

Paulding

143,542

Whitfield

103,184

41,715 Ann. 30,933 Ann.
6,301 Ann. 45,261 Ann. 14,688 Ann. 19,139 Ann. 21,379 Ann. 28,348 Ann. 10,868 Ann.

Population Group B
Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Spalding Troup Walton

69,912 72,881 64,530 94,788 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 64,033 67,764 84,580

8,201 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 12,753 Ann. 9,840 Ann. 20,773 Ann. 9,951 Ann. 13,068 Ann. 3,675 Ann. 14,448 Ann. 8,827 Ann. 11,260 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 32,265 28,516 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921

8,201 Ann. 3,229 Ann. 6,346 Ann. 6,448 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 11,908 Ann. 12,977 Ann. 15,900 Ann. 7,357 Ann. 7,608 Ann. 11,202 Ann. 55,407 Ann.

1,200

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

County Commissioner

Population Group C

Monroe

26,625

Oconee

33,366

Peach

27,823

Polk

41,211

Stephens

25,960

Sumter

32,511

Tattnall

25,688

Thomas

44,702

Toombs

27,434

Ware

36,474

Wayne

30,327

White

27,273

8,401 Ann. 20,998 Ann. 12,199 Ann.
6,441 Ann. 14,667 Ann.
7,351 Ann. 6,458 Ann. 4,201 Ann. 7,000 Ann. 5,601 Ann. 3,660 Ann. 4,947 Ann.

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570 22,459 19,886 21,864 16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770

13,056 Ann. 19,375 Ann.
8,612 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 25,091 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,611 Ann. 12,529 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 18,100 Ann. 5,767 Ann. 13,018 Ann. 5,713 Ann. 9,015 Ann. 16,212 Ann. 8,402 Ann. 11,655 Ann. 2,800 Ann. 8,918 Ann. 7,001 Ann. 6,968 Ann. 8,913 Ann.

1,200

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

County Commissioner

Population Group D

Pike

17,751

Putnam

21,345

Rabun

16,274

Telfair

16,057

Union

21,134

Washington

21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

5,400 Ann. 12,051 Ann.
5,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 7,280 Ann.

4,186

Population Group E
Bacon Candler Charlton Early Jasper Lanier McIntosh Oglethorpe Screven Wilkes

11,203 11,276 13,422 10,778 13,885 10,404 14,170 14,686 14,367 10,211

7,002 Ann. 7,176 Ann. 7,776 Ann. 4,305 Ann. 8,410 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
758 Ann. 2,970 Ann. 4,201 Ann. 4,306 Ann.

Population Group F

Atkinson

8,413

4,800 Ann.

Clay

3,111

8,752 Ann.

Clinch

6,777

7,218 Ann.

Echols

4,129

5,942 Ann.

Georgetown-Quitman

2,464

3,600 Ann.

Glascock

3,084

2,950 Ann.

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Hancock

9,400

8,313 Ann.

Irwin

9,679

5,400 Ann.

Jenkins

8,148

5,258 Ann.

Johnson

9,975

4,901 Ann.

Lincoln

7,862

1,200 Ann.

Marion

8,746

8,402 Ann.

Miller

6,141

2,800 Ann.

Montgomery

9,065

3,600 Ann.

Randolph

7,558

4,313 Ann.

Seminole

8,791

2,800 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

County Commissioner

Population Group F

Talbot

6,751

Taliaferro

1,703

Taylor

8,499

Terrell

9,319

Treutlen

6,825

Turner

8,875

Twiggs

8,779

Webster Unified

2,791

Wilcox

9,298

Amount of compensation Supplement
10,047 Ann. 1,436 Ann. 9,146 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 8,827 Ann. 7,801 Ann. 272 Ann. 4,000 Ann.

District Attorney Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Chatham Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Henry Houston Newton Paulding

117,344 100,421 156,433 271,544 181,840 949,599 824,941 207,360 143,925 100,814 143,542

9,000 Ann. 11,340 Ann.
Ann. 36,577 Ann.
9,513 Ann. Ann.
48,211 Ann. 150,484 Ann.
9,816 Ann. 5,868 Ann. 18,000 Ann.

11,340 33,658 36,557
46,834
36,130 6,624 12,715 17,307

Population Group B
Barrow Dougherty Glynn Rockdale Walton

69,912 94,788 80,386 85,765 84,580

Ann. 18,000 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 16,654 Ann.
Ann.

0 8,604

Population Group C
Baldwin Habersham Peach Polk

44,417 43,279 27,823 41,211

Ann. 19,001 Ann.
1,343 Ann. 10,753 Ann.

1,800 10,753

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

District Attorney Population Group C
Ware

36,474

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Ann. 12,000

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Magistrate Court Chief Judge

Population Group A

Whitfield

103,184

80,793 Ann.

Population Group D
Appling Banks Brooks Dawson Jeff Davis Long

18,420 18,251 15,889 22,459 15,162 15,136

Population Group F
Atkinson Hancock Marion Taylor

8,413 9,400 8,746 8,499

1,889 Ann. Ann. Ann.
2,323 Ann. Ann. Ann.

500 140,882
2,323 2,224 600

36,108 Ann.

1,200 Ann.

8,402 Ann. 600

1,320 Ann.

0

Magistrate Court Chief Judge

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

117,344

Bartow

100,421

Bibb

156,433

Carroll

111,159

Chatham

271,544

Cherokee

218,286

Columbia

128,112

Coweta

129,629

Fayette

107,784

Forsyth

181,840

Fulton

949,599

Gwinnett

824,941

Hall

183,052

Henry

207,360

Houston

143,925

Lowndes

111,885

Newton

100,814

Paulding

143,542

89,694 Ann. 111,109 Ann. 132,562 Ann.
88,278 Ann. 152,911 Ann. 107,487 Ann.
63,130 Ann. 79,450 Ann. 22,487 Ann. 90,386 Ann. 148,366 Ann. 134,770 Ann. 144,508 Ann. 133,707 Ann. 81,156 Ann. 84,440 Ann.
Ann. 63,322 Ann.

1,600 16,057

Population Group B
Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton

69,912 72,881 64,530 94,788 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764 68,848 84,580

78,160 Ann. 73,634 Ann. 75,698 Ann. 119,253 Ann. 66,939 Ann. 99,296 Ann. 80,327 Ann. 83,675 Ann. 129,872 Ann. 80,328 Ann. 95,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 79,766 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 27,823 29,415 41,211

37,762 Ann. 56,205 Ann. 65,692 Ann. 67,706 Ann. 60,597 Ann. 73,411 Ann. 32,942 Ann. 59,015 Ann. 52,593 Ann. 77,879 Ann. 79,246 Ann. 87,578 Ann. 68,170 Ann. 55,328 Ann. 65,107 Ann. 66,966 Ann. 58,553 Ann. 62,706 Ann.

10,000

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

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Magistrate Court Chief Judge

Population Group C

Stephens

25,960

Sumter

32,511

Tattnall

25,688

Thomas

44,702

Ware

36,474

Wayne

30,327

White

27,273

28,681 Ann. 73,572 Ann. 56,809 Ann. 62,707 Ann. 56,205 Ann. 61,526 Ann. 60,363 Ann.

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Jeff Davis Jefferson Long Meriwether Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570 22,459 19,886 23,708 21,864 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,617 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134

46,408 Ann. 51,641 Ann. 56,502 Ann. 54,000 Ann. 54,041 Ann. 66,622 Ann. 56,809 Ann. 55,328 Ann. 46,408 Ann.
39 Hrly 53,297 Ann. 55,328 Ann. 62,483 Ann. 66,289 Ann. 57,962 Ann. 57,488 Ann. 63,957 Ann. 17,486 Ann. 55,328 Ann. 59,018 Ann. 46,408 Ann. 68,088 Ann. 27,060 Ann. 49,182 Ann. 62,483 Ann.

4,247 3,051

Population Group E

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Magistrate Court Chief Judge

Population Group E

Bacon

11,203

Bleckley

13,290

Charlton

13,422

Cusseta-Chattahoochee 11,749

Jasper

13,885

Lanier

10,404

McIntosh

14,170

Oglethorpe

14,686

Pulaski

11,735

Screven

14,367

Wilkes

10,211

13,432 Ann. 54,332 Ann. 54,315 Ann. 23,817 Ann. 56,559 Ann. 30,900 Ann.
6,381 Ann. 66,357 Ann. 61,292 Ann. 51,641 Ann. 58,000 Ann.

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay Echols Hancock Irwin Johnson Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Talbot Terrell Turner Twiggs Webster Unified

8,413 3,111 4,129 9,400 9,679 9,975 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 6,751 9,319 8,875 8,779 2,791

40,967 Ann. 40,280 Ann. 62,097 Ann. 54,661 Ann. 40,968 Ann. 43,416 Ann. 10,046 Ann. 14,189 Ann. 45,587 Ann. 54,661 Ann. 12,339 Ann. 54,661 Ann. 57,038 Ann. 45,587 Ann. 13,572 Ann.

3,883 3,883

Probate Court Judge

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

117,344

Bartow

100,421

Bibb

156,433

Carroll

111,159

Chatham

271,544

102,477 Ann. 115,918 Ann. 147,183 Ann.
88,278 Ann. 148,149 Ann.

48,823

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Probate Court Judge

Population Group A

Cherokee

218,286

Columbia

128,112

Coweta

129,629

Douglas

133,355

Fayette

107,784

Forsyth

181,840

Fulton

949,599

Gwinnett

824,941

Hall

183,052

Henry

207,360

Houston

143,925

Lowndes

111,885

Newton

100,814

Paulding

143,542

Whitfield

103,184

103,129 Ann. 115,518 Ann.
99,792 Ann. 80,602 Ann. 81,763 Ann. 86,066 Ann. 148,366 Ann. 139,159 Ann. 95,820 Ann. 119,632 Ann. 90,044 Ann. 72,434 Ann. 125,067 Ann. 93,696 Ann. 81,906 Ann.

3,600 28,904

Population Group B
Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Spalding Troup Walker Walton

69,912 72,881 64,530 94,788 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 64,033 67,764 68,848 84,580

79,291 Ann. 84,936 Ann. 84,763 Ann. 95,697 Ann. 66,939 Ann. 83,037 Ann. 85,265 Ann. 93,716 Ann. 83,675 Ann. 78,160 Ann. 80,328 Ann. 118,890 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255

76,336 Ann. 67,420 Ann. 59,720 Ann. 67,027 Ann. 59,649 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Probate Court Judge Population Group C
Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White

43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305 28,516 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474 30,327 27,273

59,720 Ann. 63,620 Ann. 67,483 Ann. 119,318 Ann. 88,834 Ann. 106,570 Ann. 89,752 Ann. 81,079 Ann. 61,952 Ann. 68,147 Ann. 80,236 Ann. 97,214 Ann. 71,148 Ann. 88,957 Ann. 83,741 Ann. 53,719 Ann. 71,046 Ann. 55,328 Ann. 62,707 Ann. 56,809 Ann. 56,839 Ann. 69,026 Ann. 97,675 Ann.

8,736 10,000

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570

74,616 Ann. 64,285 Ann. 56,727 Ann. 54,000 Ann. 75,739 Ann. 49,182 Ann. 60,597 Ann. 74,695 Ann. 46,408 Ann. 73,019 Ann. 65,190 Ann.

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2011 Estimated Population

Probate Court Judge Population Group D
Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington

22,459 19,886 23,708 21,864 16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134 21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

66,512 Ann. 81,307 Ann. 70,482 Ann. 94,557 Ann. 86,934 Ann. 53,802 Ann. 53,297 Ann. 56,560 Ann. 59,282 Ann. 63,764 Ann. 72,681 Ann. 49,182 Ann. 46,408 Ann. 64,790 Ann. 59,441 Ann. 58,440 Ann. 66,512 Ann. 56,809 Ann.

8,736 7,252

Population Group E
Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Early Jasper Lanier Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Wilkes

11,203 13,290 11,276 13,422 11,749 10,778 13,885 10,404 14,686 11,735 14,367 10,211

47,758 Ann. 78,461 Ann. 43,416 Ann. 64,426 Ann. 39,366 Ann. 81,228 Ann. 61,362 Ann. 78,190 Ann. 75,972 Ann. 70,128 Ann. 63,957 Ann. 52,675 Ann.

8,736

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay

8,413 3,111

40,967 Ann. 45,860 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Probate Court Judge Population Group F
Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Webster Unified Wilcox

6,777 2,464 3,084 9,400 9,679 8,148 9,975 7,862 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 6,825 8,875 8,779 2,791 9,298

Amount of compensation Supplement

79,233 Ann. 59,490 Ann. 61,182 Ann. 48,559 Ann. 40,968 Ann. 52,284 Ann. 53,415 Ann. 66,987 Ann. 48,559 Ann. 70,400 Ann. 57,941 Ann. 53,415 Ann. 54,000 Ann. 48,559 Ann. 64,460 Ann. 65,013 Ann. 55,843 Ann. 62,863 Ann. 53,415 Ann. 50,159 Ann. 35,524 Ann. 65,843 Ann.

8,736 3,883 15,240
0 4,853

Sheriff Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Columbia Coweta Douglas Fayette

117,344 100,421 156,433 111,159 271,544 218,286 128,112 129,629 133,355 107,784

98,742 Ann. 102,342 Ann. 108,827 Ann.
98,742 Ann. 142,994 Ann. 118,659 Ann. 116,892 Ann. 107,718 Ann. 121,725 Ann. 103,705 Ann.

6,733 3,600

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Sheriff Population Group A
Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton Paulding Whitfield

181,840 949,599 824,941 183,052 207,360 143,925 111,885 100,814 143,542 103,184

102,095 Ann. 146,239 Ann. 143,717 Ann. 132,594 Ann. 132,013 Ann. 128,107 Ann.
89,765 Ann. 89,334 Ann. 93,365 Ann. 107,721 Ann.

Population Group B
Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton

69,912 72,881 64,530 94,788 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764 68,848 84,580

75,882 Ann. 97,463 Ann. 103,576 Ann. 89,088 Ann. 92,744 Ann. 104,447 Ann. 109,606 Ann. 84,313 Ann. 111,832 Ann. 92,744 Ann. 101,176 Ann. 96,960 Ann. 91,391 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305

98,175 Ann. 107,851 Ann.
78,540 Ann. 90,321 Ann. 66,990 Ann. 78,411 Ann. 71,380 Ann. 87,316 Ann. 89,870 Ann.

6,883

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Sheriff Population Group C
Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White

28,516 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474 30,327 27,273

93,150 Ann. 86,067 Ann. 82,763 Ann. 72,762 Ann. 66,990 Ann. 88,025 Ann. 98,175 Ann. 93,326 Ann. 72,103 Ann. 72,763 Ann. 78,541 Ann. 73,442 Ann. 76,401 Ann. 77,038 Ann. 109,956 Ann. 73,689 Ann. 75,163 Ann. 77,929 Ann. 82,788 Ann.

10,000 3,000

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570 22,459 19,886 23,708 21,864

67,337 Ann. 70,398 Ann. 66,678 Ann. 61,200 Ann. 69,737 Ann. 61,215 Ann. 90,436 Ann. 80,388 Ann. 57,763 Ann. 93,101 Ann. 64,276 Ann. 87,455 Ann. 81,307 Ann. 66,183 Ann. 70,339 Ann.

10,416

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Sheriff Population Group D
Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington

16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134 21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

73,486 Ann. 61,215 Ann. 73,459 Ann. 61,216 Ann. 87,924 Ann. 73,856 Ann. 83,479 Ann. 73,460 Ann. 53,880 Ann. 77,038 Ann. 61,216 Ann. 61,215 Ann. 73,689 Ann. 81,172 Ann.

0
3,883 3,883

Population Group E
Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Lanier McIntosh Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Wilkes

11,203 13,290 11,276 13,422 11,749 10,404 14,170 14,686 11,735 14,367 10,211

59,221 Ann. 69,737 Ann. 72,680 Ann. 73,342 Ann. 72,293 Ann. 56,529 Ann.
6,299 Ann. 64,276 Ann. 74,989 Ann. 73,459 Ann. 53,838 Ann.

3,883

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay Clinch Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin

8,413 3,111 6,777 2,464 3,084 9,400 9,679

46,917 Ann. 65,710 Ann. 71,273 Ann. 50,134 Ann. 51,107 Ann. 63,747 Ann. 46,918 Ann.

3,883

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Sheriff Population Group F
Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Webster Unified Wilcox

8,148 9,975 7,862 8,746 6,141 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 6,825 8,875 8,779 2,791 9,298

Amount of compensation Supplement

53,837 Ann. 59,221 Ann. 56,529 Ann. 69,808 Ann. 67,900 Ann. 77,321 Ann. 55,110 Ann. 53,837 Ann. 53,541 Ann. 56,529 Ann. 64,605 Ann. 56,529 Ann. 58,637 Ann. 58,136 Ann. 48,674 Ann. 61,913 Ann.

3,883
0 3,883

Sole Commissioner (County)

Population Group A

Bartow

100,421

161,875 Ann.

Population Group B

Walker

68,848

108,444 Ann.

Population Group C
Murray Pickens

39,557 29,415

98,175 Ann. 105,731 Ann.

Population Group D

Union

21,134

97,278 Ann.

Population Group E
Bleckley Pulaski

13,290 11,735

68,277 Ann. 70,128 Ann.

State Court Clerk

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

State Court Clerk Population Group A
Bibb Chatham Fulton Gwinnett Henry Houston

156,433 271,544 949,599 824,941 207,360 143,925

62,379 Ann. 108,813 Ann. 100,921 Ann. 153,717 Ann.
99,879 Ann. 58,063 Ann.

Population Group B
Glynn Jackson

80,386 61,257

85,111 Ann. 83,249 Ann.

Population Group C

Sumter

32,511

72,079 Ann.

Population Group D
Brooks Jeff Davis Long

15,889 15,162 15,136

23,962 Hrly Ann.
4,527 Ann.

3,883

Population Group E
Candler Charlton Early Screven

11,276 13,422 10,778 14,367

71,914 Ann. 68,866 Ann. 36,000 Ann. 67,680 Ann.

3,600

Population Group F

Miller

6,141

3,800 Ann.

State Court Judge Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Coweta

117,344 156,433 111,159 271,544 218,286 129,629

124,100 Ann. 145,495 Ann. 108,227 Ann. 177,812 Ann. 130,727 Ann. 118,206 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

State Court Judge Population Group A
Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes

133,355 107,784 181,840 949,599 824,941 183,052 207,360 143,925 111,885

139,035 Ann. 140,627 Ann. 137,989 Ann. 145,966 Ann. 160,040 Ann. 162,561 Ann. 145,744 Ann. 125,800 Ann. 120,252 Ann.

32,400 37,989

Population Group B
Bulloch Dougherty Effingham Glynn Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker

72,881 94,788 52,655 80,386 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764 68,848

116,104 Ann. 132,503 Ann. 102,214 Ann. 141,852 Ann. 120,252 Ann. 133,480 Ann. 140,627 Ann. 115,306 Ann. 100,000 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474

50,268 Ann. 111,817 Ann.
55,000 Ann. 84,176 Ann. 38,404 Ann. 82,950 Ann. 31,193 Ann. 41,496 Ann. 29,000 Ann. 55,697 Ann. 36,050 Ann. 104,369 Ann.

20,000

Population Group D

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

State Court Judge Population Group D
Appling Brooks Burke Elbert Jeff Davis Jefferson Long Mitchell Pierce Putnam Washington

18,420 15,889 23,504 19,886 15,162 16,675 15,136 23,462 18,770 21,345 21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

35,710 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 29,469 Ann. 39,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 45,000 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 76,799 Ann. 31,802 Ann. 38,622 Ann. 35,620 Ann.

1,200

Population Group E
Bacon Candler Charlton Screven

11,203 11,276 13,422 14,367

22,227 Ann. 36,621 Ann. 27,300 Ann. 31,205 Ann.

Population Group F
Jenkins Miller Turner

8,148 6,141 8,875

19,164 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 50,506 Ann.

State Court Solicitor Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bibb Carroll Cherokee Coweta Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall

117,344 156,433 111,159 218,286 129,629 133,355 107,784 181,840 949,599 824,941 183,052

114,354 Ann. 122,863 Ann. 102,918 Ann. 124,972 Ann.
93,320 Ann. 104,274 Ann.
86,771 Ann. 103,492 Ann. 146,239 Ann. 138,180 Ann. 102,918 Ann.

25,000 5,000

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

State Court Solicitor Population Group A
Henry Houston Lowndes

207,360 143,925 111,885

135,436 Ann. 89,760 Ann.
114,353 Ann.

Population Group B
Bulloch Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Spalding Troup Walker

72,881 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 64,033 67,764 68,848

118,750 Ann. 86,882 Ann. 78,019 Ann. 63,793 Ann. 80,160 Ann. 46,000 Ann. 80,714 Ann.
110,210 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Stephens Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 25,960 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474 30,327

102,918 Ann. 73,358 Ann. 11,930 Ann. 38,464 Ann. 32,546 Ann. 80,047 Ann. 26,184 Ann. 22,500 Ann. 38,192 Ann. 30,900 Ann. 55,108 Ann. 61,701 Ann.

Population Group D

Appling

18,420

35,710 Ann.

Burke

23,504

24,111 Ann.

Jeff Davis

15,162

52,051 Ann.

Jefferson

16,675

42,000 Ann.

Long

15,136

17,664 Ann.

Pierce

18,770

31,802 Ann.

600

Putnam

21,345

36,047 Ann.

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

State Court Solicitor Population Group D
Washington

21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

30,680 Ann.

Population Group E
Bacon Candler Charlton Screven

11,203 11,276 13,422 14,367

19,137 Ann. 32,959 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 23,400 Ann.

Population Group F
Jenkins Miller Turner

8,148 6,141 8,875

18,169 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 48,029 Ann.

Superior Court Clerk

Population Group A

Bartow

100,421

Bibb

156,433

Carroll

111,159

Chatham

271,544

Columbia

128,112

Coweta

129,629

Douglas

133,355

Fayette

107,784

Forsyth

181,840

Fulton

949,599

Gwinnett

824,941

Hall

183,052

Henry

207,360

Houston

143,925

Lowndes

111,885

Newton

100,814

Paulding

143,542

Whitfield

103,184

111,001 Ann. 134,081 Ann.
87,543 Ann. 127,335 Ann. 118,351 Ann.
93,493 Ann. 85,000 Ann. 103,020 Ann. 90,198 Ann. 146,239 Ann. 153,717 Ann. 90,197 Ann. 115,300 Ann. 107,168 Ann. 115,841 Ann. 125,367 Ann. 92,566 Ann. 84,924 Ann.

35,087 3,600

Population Group B

Barrow

69,912

75,170 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Superior Court Clerk

Population Group B

Bulloch

72,881

Catoosa

64,530

Dougherty

94,788

Effingham

52,655

Glynn

80,386

Liberty

65,451

Rockdale

85,765

Spalding

64,033

Troup

67,764

Walker

68,848

Walton

84,580

79,286 Ann. 77,570 Ann. 89,140 Ann. 116,939 Ann. 100,619 Ann. 116,098 Ann. 90,253 Ann. 78,929 Ann. 82,678 Ann. 79,285 Ann. 108,799 Ann.

16,800

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Haralson Harris Hart Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 28,638 32,265 25,305 28,516 47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702

90,082 Ann. 79,932 Ann. 72,065 Ann. 68,678 Ann. 81,299 Ann. 66,925 Ann. 67,657 Ann. 60,923 Ann. 79,995 Ann. 74,228 Ann. 70,320 Ann. 68,550 Ann. 79,201 Ann. 70,062 Ann. 66,236 Ann. 89,092 Ann. 78,052 Ann. 67,657 Ann. 70,221 Ann. 70,989 Ann. 72,079 Ann. 74,795 Ann. 97,289 Ann.

7,766 10,000

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Superior Court Clerk

Population Group C

Toombs

27,434

Ware

36,474

Wayne

30,327

White

27,273

Amount of compensation

Supplement

94,151 Ann. 70,879 Ann. 179,209 Ann. 78,469 Ann.

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Franklin Greene Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 23,710 16,570 22,459 19,886 21,864 16,031 15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134

94,168 Ann. 68,895 Ann. 57,411 Ann. 62,000 Ann. 59,812 Ann. 64,603 Ann. 68,291 Ann. 82,355 Ann. 74,260 Ann. 60,283 Ann. 60,924 Ann. 81,307 Ann. 95,101 Ann. 64,950 Ann. 53,393 Ann. 86,139 Ann. 63,154 Ann. 85,364 Ann. 79,962 Ann. 81,048 Ann. 67,680 Ann. 46,408 Ann. 79,721 Ann. 68,925 Ann. 57,412 Ann. 60,923 Ann.

11,649
7,766 7,766

Population Group E
Bacon Bleckley

11,203 13,290

64,126 Ann. 80,682 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Superior Court Clerk

Population Group E

Charlton

13,422

Cusseta-Chattahoochee 11,749

Early

10,778

Lanier

10,404

McIntosh

14,170

Oglethorpe

14,686

Pulaski

11,735

Screven

14,367

Wilkes

10,211

68,866 Ann. 49,759 Ann. 75,697 Ann. 51,604 Ann.
6,227 Ann. 57,412 Ann. 70,128 Ann. 67,680 Ann. 60,400 Ann.

3,883

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Turner Twiggs Webster Unified Wilcox

8,413 3,111 6,777 4,129 2,464 3,084 9,400 9,679 8,148 9,975 7,862 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 8,875 8,779 2,791 9,298

40,967 Ann. 48,236 Ann. 51,646 Ann. 44,385 Ann. 47,197 Ann. 43,830 Ann. 51,647 Ann. 40,968 Ann. 64,125 Ann.
Ann. 51,647 Ann. 54,229 Ann. 51,960 Ann. 54,228 Ann. 54,229 Ann. 59,748 Ann. 56,629 Ann. 45,822 Ann. 59,394 Ann. 51,647 Ann. 55,762 Ann. 74,760 Ann. 44,663 Ann. 64,126 Ann.

7,766 11,649 61,338
0 7,766

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Superior Court Judge

Population Group A

Athens-Clarke

117,344

Bartow

100,421

Bibb

156,433

Chatham

271,544

Forsyth

181,840

Fulton

949,599

Gwinnett

824,941

Hall

183,052

Henry

207,360

Houston

143,925

Lowndes

111,885

Newton

100,814

Paulding

143,542

Whitfield

103,184

22,634 Ann. 12,600 Ann. 41,409 Ann. 70,686 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 41,932 Ann. 48,211 Ann. 57,990 Ann. 156,383 Ann. 32,300 Ann. 23,337 Ann. 18,540 Ann.
Ann. 18,000 Ann.

12,600 41,409 63,525
36,130 31,667 10,575 18,540 30,500

Population Group B
Barrow Dougherty Glynn Jackson Rockdale Walton

69,912 94,788 80,386 61,257 85,765 84,580

6,506 Ann. 29,132 Ann. 21,600 Ann. 11,186 Ann. 24,051 Ann.
Ann.

21,600 18,000

Population Group C
Baldwin Coffee Colquitt Haralson Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Ware

44,417 42,864 45,645 28,638 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 44,702 36,474

Ann. 11,930 Ann. 81,724 Ann.
9,647 Ann. Ann.
4,100 Ann. 8,556 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 9,917 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 5,500 Ann.
Ann.

3,000 5,600
13,016
21,506 5,000 5,400

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Superior Court Judge Population Group C

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Population Group D
Appling Banks Burke Dawson Franklin Greene Jeff Davis McDuffie Pierce Union

18,420 18,251 23,504 22,459 21,864 16,031 15,162 21,673 18,770 21,134

1,889 Ann. Ann. Ann.
9,523 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 20,202 Ann. 2,224 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann.
0 Ann.

300 5,100 2,381
1,800 2,224

Population Group E

Bacon

11,203

3,955 Ann.

Population Group F
Hancock Marion

9,400 8,746

1,800 Ann. 54,229 Ann.

1,800

Surveyor Population Group D
Brooks

15,889

1,800 Ann.

Tax Commissioner Population Group A
Athens-Clarke Bartow Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Columbia Coweta Douglas Fayette

117,344 100,421 156,433 111,159 271,544 218,286 128,112 129,629 133,355 107,784

81,212 Ann. 88,872 Ann. 103,975 Ann. 81,212 Ann. 131,533 Ann. 103,129 Ann. 128,343 Ann. 109,636 Ann. 81,212 Ann. 102,453 Ann.

13,239

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Tax Commissioner Population Group A
Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton Paulding Whitfield

181,840 949,599 824,941 183,052 207,360 143,925 111,885 100,814 143,542 103,184

90,736 Ann. 134,279 Ann. 126,347 Ann.
95,057 Ann. 122,859 Ann.
93,600 Ann. 89,332 Ann. 103,160 Ann. 92,932 Ann. 97,454 Ann.

Population Group B
Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Effingham Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton

69,912 72,881 64,530 52,655 80,386 61,257 65,451 85,765 64,033 67,764 68,848 84,580

82,096 Ann. 82,096 Ann. 90,466 Ann. 71,388 Ann. 104,846 Ann. 89,234 Ann. 87,972 Ann. 101,731 Ann. 91,666 Ann. 73,634 Ann. 78,526 Ann. 91,741 Ann.

Population Group C
Baldwin Bryan Coffee Colquitt Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Hart Jones

44,417 31,377 42,864 45,645 25,255 43,279 28,638 32,265 25,305 28,516

73,794 Ann. 98,837 Ann. 64,168 Ann. 68,678 Ann. 63,915 Ann. 67,377 Ann.
8,000 Ann. 75,284 Ann. 57,633 Ann. 69,800 Ann.

4,197

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

Supplement

Tax Commissioner Population Group C
Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White

47,949 28,575 30,031 27,921 26,625 39,557 33,366 27,823 29,415 41,211 25,960 32,511 25,688 44,702 27,434 36,474 30,327 27,273

73,986 Ann. 70,653 Ann. 60,563 Ann. 71,427 Ann. 60,871 Ann. 82,611 Ann. 104,991 Ann. 63,889 Ann. 69,005 Ann. 70,595 Ann. 74,720 Ann. 60,653 Ann. 62,856 Ann. 68,679 Ann. 59,999 Ann. 73,886 Ann. 91,373 Ann. 69,359 Ann.

10,000

Population Group D
Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene

18,420 18,251 17,673 19,372 18,367 15,889 23,504 23,504 17,125 23,710 16,570 22,459 19,886 23,708 21,864 16,031

61,675 Ann. 67,038 Ann. 58,714 Ann. 56,300 Ann. 56,635 Ann. 58,993 Ann. 72,631 Ann. 59,999 Ann. 54,174 Ann. 65,713 Ann. 69,719 Ann. 59,999 Ann. 81,307 Ann. 59,346 Ann. 86,170 Ann. 60,790 Ann.

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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Tax Commissioner Population Group D
Jeff Davis Jefferson Long McDuffie Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Telfair Union Washington

15,162 16,675 15,136 21,673 21,617 23,462 18,770 17,751 21,345 16,274 16,057 21,134 21,111

Amount of compensation

Supplement

49,433 Ann. 64,356 Ann. 53,630 Ann. 65,998 Ann. 59,999 Ann. 62,306 Ann. 67,038 Ann. 46,408 Ann. 68,570 Ann. 53,630 Ann. 56,032 Ann. 79,998 Ann. 76,026 Ann.

4,197
4,197 4,197

Population Group E
Bacon Bleckley Candler Charlton Cusseta-Chattahoochee Early Jasper Lanier Oglethorpe Pulaski Screven Wilkes

11,203 13,290 11,276 13,422 11,749 10,778 13,885 10,404 14,686 11,735 14,367 10,211

57,758 Ann. 61,393 Ann. 59,265 Ann. 54,378 Ann. 39,793 Ann. 58,993 Ann. 65,556 Ann. 55,044 Ann. 53,630 Ann. 70,128 Ann. 53,630 Ann. 55,896 Ann.

4,197

Population Group F
Atkinson Clay Clinch Echols Georgetown-Quitman Glascock Hancock

8,413 3,111 6,777 4,129 2,464 3,084 9,400

40,967 Ann. 39,670 Ann. 50,204 Ann. 38,074 Ann. 40,860 Ann. 39,670 Ann. 53,830 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Tax Commissioner Population Group F
Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Randolph Seminole Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Webster Unified Wilcox

9,679 8,148 9,975 7,862 8,746 6,141 9,065 7,558 8,791 6,751 1,703 8,499 9,319 6,825 8,875 8,779 2,791 9,298

Amount of compensation Supplement

40,968 Ann. 55,044 Ann. 55,044 Ann. 70,119 Ann. 43,416 Ann. 47,860 Ann. 50,252 Ann. 60,783 Ann. 49,062 Ann. 67,030 Ann. 36,063 Ann. 47,865 Ann. 72,855 Ann. 50,258 Ann. 47,864 Ann. 72,740 Ann. 45,079 Ann. 74,390 Ann.

4,197 4,198
0 4,000

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