The population of Meriwether county is estimated at 21,072. In 2017 there were 248 births and 271 deaths in Meriwether county. Meriwether county has 3,502 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,535 that are owned free and clear and 2,485 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Meriwether County filed 8,720 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Georgia filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Meriwether had a combined total federal tax liability of $53,519,000 on earned income of $370,330,000. Other notable statistics from Meriwether County were 300 unemployment claims which collected a total of $630,000 and 2,090 charitable contributions valued at $14,505,000. 1,800 filings from Meriwether County paid a combined total of $3,800,000 in property taxes and 1,490 filings paid $8,270,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Meriwether county had 60 religious congregations with an estimated 9,981 members.
10.7% of the Meriwether population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 22.8% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 44% of Meriwether County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is a decrease from the 2012 election by 78 votes.
At $38,442 the median income is 68.5% of the Georgia average. An estimated 530 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Meriwether, the equivalant of around 5.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 6.8%.

Top 15 Industries in Meriwether County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
948	Health care and social assistance
688	Manufacturing
622	Retail trade
234	Food and beverage stores
179	Food services and drinking places
127	Finance and insurance
106	Chemical manufacturing
106	Ambulatory health care services
104	Credit intermediation and related activities
96	Limited-service restaurants
88	Depository credit intermediation
88	Commercial banking
78	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
66	Building material and supplies dealers
50	Motor vehicle and parts dealers

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