On a per capita basis Augusta invested nearly as heavily as Franklin in manufacturing. If only free white Augusta residents are the basis for comparison--not total population--Augusta had a higher per capita investment. Augusta and Franklin differed, though, on the industries they emphasized.
| Augusta | Franklin | |
| Capital Invested | 639,010 | 1,146,320 |
| Capital Invested per capita | 23 (all) 30 (white) | 27 |
| Value of Products | 915,713 | 1,722,626 |
| Capital Invested per capita | 32 (all) 42 (white) | 41 |
| No. of Blacksmiths | 17 | 27 |
| No. Persons per Blacksmith | 1,632 | 1,560 |
| No. Flour Mills | 62 | 60 |
| No. Persons per Flour Mill | 448 | 702 |
| No. Lumber Mills | 22 | 26 |
| No. Persons per Lumber Mill | 1,261 | 1,620 |
| No. Tin Makers | 2 | 10 |
| No. Persons per Tin Maker | 13,874 | 4,213 |
U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census [1860]. Population of the United States in 1860, Compiled from the Original Returns of the Eighth Census. Washington, D. C., 1864. U.S. Census of Population, 1860. Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington: National Archives and Records Administration (Augusta: Reels 1333 and 1387. Franklin: Reels 1111 and 1112).
