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==Economy== ===Agriculture and industry=== [[File:Evans County Agriculture.jpg|thumb|left|Bales of hay adjacent to a pecan tree orchard outside of Claxton, Georgia in Evans County]] Evans County has a diverse economy, with manufacturing; educational, health and social services; [[retail trade]]; and construction providing the greatest employment in manufacturing. The Claxton-Evans County Industrial Park provides the strongest source of manufacturing, with the creation of concrete poles and [[galvanization]] of metals. Major employers in Evans County include Evans Memorial Hospital, Camellia Health and Rehabilitation, Claxton Poultry Company, [[Georgia Department of Corrections]], Glenvue Nursing Home, JGI Incorporated Galaxy Food Center, [[McDonald's]] Restaurants, Nesmith Chevrolet Company, Pinewood Christian Academy, and Valmont Newmark.<ref name=georgiaataglance>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/County.jsp?id=c-62 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414222222/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/County.jsp?id=c-62 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |title=Evans County at a Glance |access-date=January 21, 2012 }}</ref> Outside of the cities, agriculture is important with [[maize|corn]] and cotton being major crops. Other crops planted and harvested in Evans County include [[soybeans]]; wheat and vegetables; and land set aside for [[orchard]]s.<ref name=evanscountyga>{{cite web |title=Evans County, Georgia detailed profile |url=http://www.city-data.com/county/Evans_County-GA.html |access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> The [[food industry]] is the most common industry for Evans Countians to work in.<ref name=evanscountyga/> ===Local taxes=== Evans County has an 8% total sales tax, including 4% state, 1% local option, 1% special purpose, and 1% educational.<ref name=salestaxrates>{{cite web |title=Georgia Sales Tax Rates: Evans County |url=https://www.salestaxhandbook.com/georgia/rates/evans-county |access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref> Evans County is ranked 64 out of 71 Tier 1 counties in the state of Georgia.<ref name=creditrankings>{{cite web |title=Job Tax Credit Rankings 2010 |url=http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/documents/2010MemoandRankingdetail.pdf |access-date=January 14, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Claxton and Evans County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxes.<ref name=creditrankings/>
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