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Child care centers and preschools in Fulton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Fulton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #660 of 1,611 scored counties
#32 of 73 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 311
- 52 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 352
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $298.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $961K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Fulton County comes to about $298.9M a year: $646 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $961K of household spending for each center on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Fulton County has 311 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 352 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as child care services, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,314 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 1,929 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $57.7M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Fulton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Fulton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #660 of 1,611 scored counties and #32 of 73 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $961K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,314 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $646 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 339 → 352+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,275
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $191M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,929Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $57.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Fulton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fulton County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dawson County, GA | 87 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +30.7% | #28 of 1,611 |
| 2Jackson County, GA | 86 | 9 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +29.3% | #31 of 1,611 |
| 3Coweta County, GA | 86 | 21 | 3.7 | $1.5M | +9.2% | #33 of 1,611 |
| 4Hall County, GA | 84 | 31 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +11.4% | #48 of 1,611 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 83 | 7 | 2.9 | $1.7M | +14.1% | #53 of 1,611 |
| 6Forsyth County, GA | 83 | 54 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +11.8% | #55 of 1,611 |
| 7Bartow County, GA | 82 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.4M | +10.5% | #65 of 1,611 |
| 8Cherokee County, GA | 80 | 52 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +11.6% | #85 of 1,611 |
| 9Paulding County, GA | 78 | 29 | 4.8 | $1.1M | +12.7% | #122 of 1,611 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.2M | +11.2% | #131 of 1,611 |
| 32Fulton County, GA | 56 | 311 | 6.7 | $961K | +2.7% | #660 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Fulton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools56
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Fulton County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 311 child care centers and preschools in Fulton County. 52 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 352 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts list 1,929 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $298.9M a year, or $646 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 311 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $961K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Fulton County has 6.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $961K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Fulton County would have about 298, against 311 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,314 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Fulton County scores 56 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #660 of 1,611 scored counties.
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