Amongst all authorities switch applications, Medicaid was the smallest contributor within the county. Social Safety was the most important contributor, totaling $64.67 million, equating to $5,784 per capita and making up 38.4% of complete transfers.
Comparatively, Medicaid transfers throughout Georgia amounted to $14.41 billion, rating lowest amongst all switch varieties inside the state. This interprets to a mean of $1,320 per capita, or 13.3% of complete authorities transfers. Together with all switch varieties, authorities switch funds totaled $108.74 billion, accounting for 17.6% of residents’ complete revenue, with a mean of $9,964 per resident.
Medicare was the second largest contributor in McIntosh County in 2022, accounting for $44.26 million, averaging $3,958 per capita, representing 26.3% of transfers. Earnings Upkeep transfers offered one other $19.72 million, averaging $1,764 per capita and comprising 11.7% of presidency help, making them the third largest contributors.
Authorities switch funds are non-repayable funds offered by federal, state, or native governments to help people in want. These funds purpose to stabilize financial circumstances and supply monetary help throughout hardships. Key applications embody Social Safety transfers (retirement advantages), Medicare transfers (healthcare for seniors), Medicaid transfers (healthcare for low-income people), and revenue upkeep transfers (monetary help for fundamental wants).
With 29.5% of the inhabitants aged 65 and older, McIntosh County has a major demand for applications like Social Safety and Medicare. Regardless of this help, the overall per capita revenue in McIntosh County, excluding authorities transfers was $32,564, which is much beneath the county’s complete revenue of $47,623, emphasizing the position of presidency transfers in general revenue.
When evaluating 2022 to the earlier yr, McIntosh County noticed a rise in its Medicaid switch dependency by 0.2%, reflecting each rising switch quantities and stagnating or inadequate different sources of revenue.
Authorities transfers have lengthy been a modest monetary security internet, traditionally comprising solely a small fraction of People’ revenue. Nevertheless, because the Seventies—typically dubbed the “Nice Switch-mation”—dependency has surged from 8.2% (or $2,022 per capita in inflation-adjusted 2022 {dollars}) in 1970 to 17.6% (or $11,542 per capita) in 2022 nationwide. In McIntosh County, reliance on authorities transfers has equally elevated from 12.8% (or $1,518 per capita) in 1970 to 31.6% (or $15,059 per capita) in 2022, reflecting broader nationwide developments.
Based on the Financial Innovation Group’s evaluation, these developments usually are not merely short-term responses to financial pressures however somewhat replicate a profound, long-term transformation in how authorities help is built-in into American life. The research illustrates that structural shifts—from rising healthcare bills and demographic adjustments to stagnant wages—have considerably elevated dependency on authorities transfers.
2022 Georgia County Rankings and Authorities Switch Dependency Metrics
| County | Rank | Dependency on Transfers (%) | % Inhabitants 65+ | Social Safety Transfers (%) | Medicare Transfers (%) | Medicaid Transfers (%) | Earnings Upkeep Transfers (%) | Per Capita Transfers ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1 | 8.3% | 12.7% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | $8,299 |
| Gwinnett County | 2 | 14.2% | 11.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 2.3% | $7,234 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 14.4% | 13.8% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | $9,044 |
| Cobb County | 4 | 11.5% | 13.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | $8,013 |
| Chatham County | 5 | 19% | 16.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | $10,781 |
| Clayton County | 6 | 27.8% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 7.1% | $9,121 |
| Richmond County | 7 | 30.1% | 15.2% | 8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 4.9% | $12,729 |
| Muscogee County | 8 | 26.6% | 14.8% | 7% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 4.2% | $12,794 |
| Cherokee County | 9 | 12.9% | 15.9% | 5.4% | 4% | 0.8% | 1% | $8,539 |
| Henry County | 10 | 19.6% | 12.5% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 3% | $9,213 |
| Bibb County | 11 | 30% | 16.6% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 5% | $13,879 |
| Corridor County | 12 | 16.6% | 16.3% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 2% | 2.1% | $9,503 |
| Houston County | 13 | 21.8% | 13.6% | 6% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | $10,498 |
| Columbia County | 14 | 17.2% | 15.1% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% | $10,146 |
| Forsyth County | 15 | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3.3% | 2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | $5,784 |
| Douglas County | 16 | 21.8% | 12.3% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 3.7% | $9,531 |
| Coweta County | 17 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | $9,128 |
| Carroll County | 18 | 21.9% | 14.1% | 7.1% | 6% | 2.6% | 3.1% | $11,050 |
| Lowndes County | 19 | 25.1% | 13.2% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 4% | 4.2% | $11,034 |
| Paulding County | 20 | 15% | 11.7% | 5.8% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% | $7,197 |
| Fayette County | 21 | 13.7% | 20.1% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1% | $10,318 |
| Dougherty County | 22 | 33.9% | 17.5% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 6.5% | $15,135 |
| Floyd County | 23 | 28.6% | 16.9% | 9.4% | 7.7% | 4.7% | 3.7% | $12,615 |
| Newton County | 24 | 24.3% | 13.4% | 7.9% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 4.4% | $10,124 |
| Bartow County | 25 | 20.4% | 14.9% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | $9,915 |
| Walton County | 26 | 20.8% | 16.3% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 2.5% | $10,729 |
| Glynn County | 27 | 20.9% | 22.7% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | $12,563 |
| Clarke County | 28 | 19.9% | 12.5% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 3% | 3.1% | $8,151 |
| Whitfield County | 29 | 21.9% | 14.9% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | $9,918 |
| Rockdale County | 30 | 25.3% | 15.8% | 8.3% | 5.9% | 3% | 4.1% | $10,414 |
| Spalding County | 31 | 30.9% | 18.9% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 4.5% | 5% | $12,955 |
| Jackson County | 32 | 18.7% | 14.6% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | $10,270 |
| Walker County | 33 | 29.5% | 19.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | $12,497 |
| Troup County | 34 | 26.4% | 16% | 8.5% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 4.3% | $11,801 |
| Barrow County | 35 | 18.9% | 12.9% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 2% | 2.7% | $8,868 |
| Bulloch County | 36 | 22.8% | 12.4% | 6.6% | 5% | 3.1% | 3.7% | $8,759 |
| Liberty County | 37 | 26.7% | 10.2% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.6% | $10,546 |
| Catoosa County | 38 | 23.1% | 18.6% | 9.7% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% | $9,790 |
| Laurens County | 39 | 30.8% | 18.3% | 9.4% | 7.3% | 5.1% | 5.1% | $13,166 |
| Thomas County | 40 | 25.6% | 19.3% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | $13,712 |
| Gordon County | 41 | 23.3% | 15.9% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 3.2% | $10,452 |
| Baldwin County | 42 | 32.8% | 17.5% | 9.7% | 7.4% | 8% | 4.1% | $13,879 |
| Effingham County | 43 | 18% | 12.5% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2.2% | $8,697 |
| Camden County | 44 | 24.1% | 15.2% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | $10,527 |
| Colquitt County | 45 | 31.3% | 16.2% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 5.6% | 5.2% | $12,898 |
| Polk County | 46 | 32% | 15.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% | 5.4% | 4.8% | $12,700 |
| Ware County | 47 | 39.1% | 17.7% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 7.3% | 6% | $15,017 |
| Habersham County | 48 | 27.2% | 18.9% | 10.4% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% | $10,924 |
| Tift County | 49 | 27.1% | 16.3% | 7.7% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 4.7% | $12,061 |
| Espresso County | 50 | 28.9% | 14.4% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% | $11,256 |
| Pickens County | 51 | 22.5% | 22.8% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 1.7% | $13,642 |
| Gilmer County | 52 | 30.3% | 27% | 12.7% | 8.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | $13,738 |
| Bryan County | 53 | 16% | 11.1% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | $9,203 |
| Murray County | 54 | 28.5% | 15.9% | 9.6% | 7.4% | 4.6% | 4.5% | $10,679 |
| Union County | 55 | 36.3% | 34.1% | 16.5% | 10.2% | 2.9% | 2.2% | $16,165 |
| Sumter County | 56 | 33.2% | 18.1% | 9.1% | 6.9% | 7% | 5.8% | $14,200 |
| Fannin County | 57 | 32.1% | 31.6% | 13.6% | 9.3% | 3.1% | 2.5% | $15,903 |
| Harris County | 58 | 18.4% | 19.4% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | $10,793 |
| Peach County | 59 | 31.2% | 17.1% | 8% | 8.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | $13,690 |
| White County | 60 | 27.2% | 23.3% | 10.6% | 8.4% | 2.5% | 2.4% | $13,427 |
| Stephens County | 61 | 32% | 21.2% | 10.9% | 9.6% | 4.5% | 4.2% | $14,358 |
| Lumpkin County | 62 | 23.4% | 18.4% | 8.6% | 6.4% | 2.4% | 2% | $10,986 |
| Haralson County | 63 | 27% | 15.7% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 4% | 3.6% | $12,173 |
| Wayne County | 64 | 31.9% | 16.1% | 10.1% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% | $12,063 |
| Upson County | 65 | 31.7% | 18.7% | 10.6% | 7.7% | 5.5% | 5% | $13,001 |
| Toombs County | 66 | 32.4% | 16.8% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 5.4% | $13,482 |
| Decatur County | 67 | 30% | 17.4% | 8.7% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.6% | $12,345 |
| Madison County | 68 | 24.1% | 17.8% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 3.5% | 3.2% | $11,179 |
| Oconee County | 69 | 10% | 17.2% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | $7,954 |
| Hart County | 70 | 28% | 22.8% | 10.8% | 7.6% | 4% | 3.2% | $12,819 |
| Chattooga County | 71 | 37% | 19% | 12.2% | 10.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% | $13,707 |
| Lee County | 72 | 17.9% | 14.2% | 6.2% | 4% | 2% | 2.6% | $9,330 |
| Emanuel County | 73 | 35% | 16.4% | 9.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 5.9% | $13,658 |
| Dawson County | 74 | 17% | 20.1% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 1.4% | $10,381 |
| Butts County | 75 | 27.7% | 15.4% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 4% | 3.7% | $11,548 |
| Greene County | 76 | 20.1% | 30.8% | 9% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1.7% | $15,265 |
| Putnam County | 77 | 24.3% | 25.1% | 10.1% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | $13,236 |
| Monroe County | 78 | 19.1% | 19.3% | 8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | $10,334 |
| McDuffie County | 79 | 32.5% | 19.1% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 5.2% | $13,816 |
| Burke County | 80 | 30.3% | 17.7% | 9.3% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 5.4% | $12,298 |
| Franklin County | 81 | 27.7% | 19.3% | 10% | 7.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | $12,225 |
| Meriwether County | 82 | 32.1% | 21.1% | 10.7% | 8.2% | 5.6% | 4.5% | $14,114 |
| Crisp County | 83 | 33% | 19.9% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 5.8% | $14,709 |
| Jones County | 84 | 23.5% | 18.2% | 9.8% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 2.9% | $10,133 |
| Mitchell County | 85 | 30.9% | 18.4% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% | $13,634 |
| Grady County | 86 | 28.6% | 19.2% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | $11,011 |
| Elbert County | 87 | 34% | 21.4% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 5.8% | 4.7% | $14,440 |
| Washington County | 88 | 34% | 18.1% | 10.7% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 5.2% | $13,690 |
| Dodge County | 89 | 36.4% | 19.6% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 6.5% | 5.5% | $13,189 |
| Pierce County | 90 | 31% | 17.3% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 5% | 4.1% | $12,932 |
| Tattnall County | 91 | 29.3% | 15.7% | 8% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 4.7% | $10,755 |
| Rabun County | 92 | 28.4% | 28.9% | 12% | 8.4% | 2.9% | 2.3% | $14,896 |
| Morgan County | 93 | 19.5% | 20.7% | 7.7% | 5.7% | 2% | 2.1% | $11,759 |
| Value County | 94 | 29.2% | 20.3% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | $11,965 |
| Berrien County | 95 | 33.4% | 17.6% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 5.7% | 4.8% | $13,313 |
| Cities County | 96 | 38.7% | 37% | 17.3% | 12.1% | 3% | 1.9% | $18,412 |
| Ben Hill County | 97 | 36% | 18.4% | 9.8% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 6% | $13,895 |
| Jefferson County | 98 | 37% | 19% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 8% | 5.7% | $15,369 |
| Lamar County | 99 | 27.4% | 17.3% | 9.3% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 3.8% | $11,969 |
| Appling County | 100 | 28.5% | 18.8% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 4.4% | $12,415 |
| Cook dinner County | 101 | 32.3% | 16.7% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 6% | 5.5% | $12,586 |
| Brooks County | 102 | 33.2% | 21.8% | 9.9% | 9% | 6.1% | 5.2% | $13,124 |
| Brantley County | 103 | 33% | 18% | 10.2% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% | $11,523 |
| Screven County | 104 | 35.6% | 21.1% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 5.2% | $14,203 |
| Pike County | 105 | 19.4% | 16.1% | 7.4% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | $9,841 |
| Lengthy County | 106 | 25.4% | 10.1% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.2% | $10,123 |
| Dade County | 107 | 27.5% | 21.2% | 11.1% | 7.2% | 3.2% | 2.8% | $11,545 |
| Banks County | 108 | 20.5% | 18.2% | 8.5% | 3% | 3.7% | 2.7% | $9,232 |
| Jasper County | 109 | 23.3% | 17.4% | 8.4% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 3% | $11,056 |
| Jeff Davis County | 110 | 32% | 16% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% | $11,727 |
| McIntosh County | 111 | 31.6% | 29.5% | 12.1% | 8.3% | 3.5% | 3.7% | $15,059 |
| Oglethorpe County | 112 | 22.5% | 19.4% | 8.8% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 2.8% | $10,584 |
| Early County | 113 | 34.9% | 20.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 7.2% | 6.2% | $14,699 |
| Candler County | 114 | 34.3% | 18.3% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 5.3% | $13,918 |
| Dooly County | 115 | 32.2% | 22.9% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 6.6% | 4.6% | $14,414 |
| Telfair County | 116 | 42.8% | 18.5% | 12% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 7.5% | $12,155 |
| Wilkes County | 117 | 29.5% | 23.8% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 3.8% | $15,591 |
| Bleckley County | 118 | 29.2% | 18.4% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 4.2% | $11,986 |
| Macon County | 119 | 28.7% | 19.5% | 8.1% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 4.7% | $12,375 |
| Heard County | 120 | 28.5% | 17.7% | 9% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 4.1% | $11,939 |
| Seminole County | 121 | 32.3% | 25.2% | 10.3% | 8.3% | 5.7% | 4.6% | $14,914 |
| Terrell County | 122 | 34.1% | 21.5% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 6.1% | $15,455 |
| Bacon County | 123 | 30.2% | 17.2% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 6% | 5% | $12,052 |
| Crawford County | 124 | 27.6% | 20.2% | 10.4% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 3.9% | $11,093 |
| Charlton County | 125 | 33% | 15.3% | 10% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 4.5% | $10,364 |
| Evans County | 126 | 30.2% | 16.8% | 8.9% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 5.4% | $12,255 |
| Wilkinson County | 127 | 34.8% | 21% | 12.8% | 8.7% | 5% | 5% | $15,016 |
| Twiggs County | 128 | 37.5% | 24.7% | 13.1% | 9.5% | 6.7% | 4.8% | $16,681 |
| Pulaski County | 129 | 31.2% | 22.4% | 9.2% | 8.5% | 5.3% | 4.2% | $12,795 |
| Hancock County | 130 | 42.6% | 25.8% | 14.5% | 10.6% | 7.9% | 5.8% | $15,132 |
| Turner County | 131 | 38.8% | 19.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 8.5% | 6.8% | $14,314 |
| Johnson County | 132 | 43% | 20.3% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 9.3% | 5.9% | $13,642 |
| Irwin County | 133 | 30.5% | 19.1% | 9.2% | 7.2% | 7% | 4.5% | $12,925 |
| Jenkins County | 134 | 36.3% | 17.6% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 5.7% | $13,358 |
| Lanier County | 135 | 32.8% | 15.3% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 5.7% | $11,097 |
| Lincoln County | 136 | 30.7% | 25.6% | 11.5% | 8.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% | $14,264 |
| Wilcox County | 137 | 37.8% | 20.3% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 5.2% | $12,583 |
| Taylor County | 138 | 37.1% | 21.9% | 10.9% | 9% | 7.9% | 5.9% | $14,136 |
| Talbot County | 139 | 38.9% | 27.3% | 11.1% | 12% | 5.3% | 4.8% | $18,010 |
| Randolph County | 140 | 39.2% | 26.5% | 10.7% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 6.7% | $16,475 |
| Marion County | 141 | 34.6% | 22% | 10.3% | 7.7% | 6.8% | 5.2% | $13,175 |
| Clinch County | 142 | 34.5% | 17.3% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 7.9% | 5.2% | $14,388 |
| Miller County | 143 | 30.9% | 22.6% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 6.3% | 3.9% | $15,804 |
| Atkinson County | 144 | 30.2% | 14.8% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 5.9% | $11,058 |
| Montgomery County | 145 | 27.8% | 18.2% | 9.7% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% | $10,318 |
| Treutlen County | 146 | 36.1% | 18.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 6% | $13,140 |
| Warren County | 147 | 39.2% | 23.7% | 12.4% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 6.2% | $15,740 |
| Calhoun County | 148 | 43.6% | 17.2% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 8.6% | 6.5% | $14,772 |
| Wheeler County | 149 | 39% | 16.3% | 11.5% | 9.5% | 7.6% | 6.7% | $9,191 |
| Stewart County | 150 | 40.1% | 17% | 10.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 6% | $14,317 |
| Chattahoochee County | 151 | 15.6% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 3% | 1.9% | 3.9% | $5,667 |
| Schley County | 152 | 24.4% | 18.5% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 4.2% | $10,606 |
| Clay County | 153 | 43.1% | 29.3% | 12.8% | 7.1% | 12% | 7.9% | $15,863 |
| Baker County | 154 | 29.4% | 26.7% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 5.5% | 4.4% | $14,612 |
| Quitman County | 155 | 46.7% | 32.8% | 16.7% | 13% | 5% | 6.6% | $17,098 |
| Glascock County | 156 | 32.4% | 17.6% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 4% | $12,732 |
| Echols County | 157 | 24.2% | 13.8% | 8.2% | 2.3% | 6% | 5.5% | $7,900 |
| Webster County | 158 | 30.2% | 25.8% | 11% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | $11,925 |
| Taliaferro County | 159 | 32.2% | 28.2% | 11.9% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 4.9% | $14,032 |
