Jobs & Economy in Georgetown
Georgetown's economy runs on a real, substantial combination of county-government employment and poultry-processing industry, distinct from Sussex County's coastal-tourism and manufacturing-heritage towns.
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Learn moreCounty-government employment
As the seat of Sussex County, Georgetown hosts the county courthouse and government offices, a real, substantial local employment anchor.
A real, substantial poultry-industry anchor
A Perdue Farms processing plant operates in town, part of the broader, real Delmarva chicken industry cited at approximately $5 billion a year in economic activity and roughly 50,000 total regional jobs.
A real, distinctive immigrant community tied to this economy
Georgetown's real, substantial Guatemalan immigrant community, dating to the 1990s, is directly tied to poultry-industry employment -- a genuine, disclosed part of the town's economic and demographic character.
Key takeaways
- Georgetown's economy runs on county-government employment and a substantial poultry-processing industry.
- The broader Delmarva chicken industry carries real, substantial regional economic weight (~$5B/year, ~50,000 jobs).
- Georgetown's real, distinctive Guatemalan immigrant community is directly tied to this poultry-industry economy.
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