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Charlton County, GA — USDA Distress Profile (3 indicators)

Charlton · GA · FIPS 13049

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Charlton County, GA with 3 distress indicators:

low employment ratio; housing stress; low post-secondary education

Full flags: Housing Stress, Low Employment, Low PostSecondary Ed

This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.

Nonmetro: nonmetro

Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition

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Last updated: May 8, 2026