Home / Georgia county housing affordability Ranked observations 0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
Highest renter cost burden in Georgia Rank County GEOID Renter cost burden (30%+) 1 Clayton County, Georgia 13063 59.4% 2 Gwinnett County, Georgia 13135 58.8% 3 Putnam County, Georgia 13237 57.8% 4 McIntosh County, Georgia 13191 56.2% 5 Fayette County, Georgia 13113 56.1% 6 Clarke County, Georgia 13059 56.0% 7 DeKalb County, Georgia 13089 55.6% 8 Henry County, Georgia 13151 54.6% 9 Cherokee County, Georgia 13057 54.4% 10 Bibb County, Georgia 13021 53.0% 11 Troup County, Georgia 13285 52.3% 12 Coweta County, Georgia 13077 52.1% 13 Richmond County, Georgia 13245 51.9% 14 Rockdale County, Georgia 13247 51.7% 15 Newton County, Georgia 13217 50.8% 16 Baldwin County, Georgia 13009 50.5% 17 Chatham County, Georgia 13051 50.4% 18 Hancock County, Georgia 13141 50.2% 19 Hall County, Georgia 13139 49.1% 20 Bryan County, Georgia 13029 49.0% 21 Pulaski County, Georgia 13235 48.6% 22 Fulton County, Georgia 13121 48.5% 23 Cobb County, Georgia 13067 48.4% 24 Dawson County, Georgia 13085 48.2% 25 Walton County, Georgia 13297 47.9% 26 Polk County, Georgia 13233 47.8% 27 Spalding County, Georgia 13255 47.7% 28 Lowndes County, Georgia 13185 47.6% 29 Carroll County, Georgia 13045 47.5% 30 Muscogee County, Georgia 13215 47.4% 31 Camden County, Georgia 13039 46.7% 32 Randolph County, Georgia 13243 46.7% 33 Johnson County, Georgia 13167 46.4% 34 Pickens County, Georgia 13227 46.4% 35 Dougherty County, Georgia 13095 46.3% 36 Chattooga County, Georgia 13055 46.2% 37 Long County, Georgia 13183 46.1% 38 McDuffie County, Georgia 13189 45.7% 39 Upson County, Georgia 13293 45.6% 40 Columbia County, Georgia 13073 45.3% 41 Houston County, Georgia 13153 45.3% 42 Douglas County, Georgia 13097 45.2% 43 Early County, Georgia 13099 45.1% 44 Liberty County, Georgia 13179 45.0% 45 Ware County, Georgia 13299 45.0% 46 Bartow County, Georgia 13015 44.8% 47 Laurens County, Georgia 13175 44.8% 48 Bleckley County, Georgia 13023 44.5% 49 Miller County, Georgia 13201 44.5% 50 Cook County, Georgia 13075 44.4% 51 Lincoln County, Georgia 13181 44.3% 52 Towns County, Georgia 13281 43.7% 53 Glynn County, Georgia 13127 43.6% 54 Washington County, Georgia 13303 43.6% 55 Floyd County, Georgia 13115 43.5% 56 Lumpkin County, Georgia 13187 43.5% 57 Thomas County, Georgia 13275 43.4% 58 Barrow County, Georgia 13013 43.2% 59 Stewart County, Georgia 13259 43.1% 60 Crisp County, Georgia 13081 43.0% 61 Forsyth County, Georgia 13117 43.0% 62 Lanier County, Georgia 13173 43.0% 63 Taylor County, Georgia 13269 42.4% 64 Peach County, Georgia 13225 42.0% 65 Bulloch County, Georgia 13031 41.8% 66 Oglethorpe County, Georgia 13221 41.5% 67 Sumter County, Georgia 13261 41.5% 68 Mitchell County, Georgia 13205 41.4% 69 Burke County, Georgia 13033 41.2% 70 Paulding County, Georgia 13223 40.9% 71 Stephens County, Georgia 13257 40.3% 72 Terrell County, Georgia 13273 40.2% 73 Madison County, Georgia 13195 40.1% 74 Walker County, Georgia 13295 40.0% 75 Whitfield County, Georgia 13313 39.7% 76 Catoosa County, Georgia 13047 39.6% 77 Chattahoochee County, Georgia 13053 39.5% 78 Twiggs County, Georgia 13289 39.5% 79 Lee County, Georgia 13177 39.3% 80 Brooks County, Georgia 13027 39.1% 81 Hart County, Georgia 13147 39.1% 82 Heard County, Georgia 13149 39.1% 83 Colquitt County, Georgia 13071 38.7% 84 Tift County, Georgia 13277 38.5% 85 Meriwether County, Georgia 13199 38.4% 86 Rabun County, Georgia 13241 38.2% 87 Murray County, Georgia 13213 37.8% 88 Toombs County, Georgia 13279 37.8% 89 Worth County, Georgia 13321 37.7% 90 Gordon County, Georgia 13129 37.5% 91 Pike County, Georgia 13231 37.5% 92 Appling County, Georgia 13001 37.4% 93 Schley County, Georgia 13249 37.3% 94 Habersham County, Georgia 13137 37.0% 95 Jackson County, Georgia 13157 36.9% 96 Jones County, Georgia 13169 36.7% 97 Haralson County, Georgia 13143 36.6% 98 Grady County, Georgia 13131 36.5% 99 Montgomery County, Georgia 13209 36.4% 100 White County, Georgia 13311 36.4% 101 Atkinson County, Georgia 13003 36.2% 102 Talbot County, Georgia 13263 36.2% 103 Evans County, Georgia 13109 36.0% 104 Morgan County, Georgia 13211 35.9% 105 Wayne County, Georgia 13305 35.3% 106 Fannin County, Georgia 13111 34.7% 107 Gilmer County, Georgia 13123 34.3% 108 Macon County, Georgia 13193 34.3% 109 Marion County, Georgia 13197 34.3% 110 Butts County, Georgia 13035 34.0% 111 Berrien County, Georgia 13019 33.8% 112 Coffee County, Georgia 13069 33.8% 113 Harris County, Georgia 13145 33.5% 114 Ben Hill County, Georgia 13017 33.4% 115 Dodge County, Georgia 13091 33.4% 116 Charlton County, Georgia 13049 32.7% 117 Union County, Georgia 13291 32.6% 118 Jeff Davis County, Georgia 13161 32.4% 119 Wheeler County, Georgia 13309 32.2% 120 Wilcox County, Georgia 13315 32.0% 121 Jasper County, Georgia 13159 31.9% 122 Elbert County, Georgia 13105 31.8% 123 Pierce County, Georgia 13229 31.6% 124 Decatur County, Georgia 13087 31.4% 125 Taliaferro County, Georgia 13265 31.4% 126 Turner County, Georgia 13287 31.0% 127 Warren County, Georgia 13301 31.0% 128 Banks County, Georgia 13011 30.0% 129 Echols County, Georgia 13101 29.7% 130 Wilkinson County, Georgia 13319 29.5% 131 Effingham County, Georgia 13103 28.8% 132 Bacon County, Georgia 13005 28.7% 133 Tattnall County, Georgia 13267 28.7% 134 Telfair County, Georgia 13271 28.7% 135 Calhoun County, Georgia 13037 28.6% 136 Jefferson County, Georgia 13163 27.0% 137 Greene County, Georgia 13133 26.7% 138 Wilkes County, Georgia 13317 26.5% 139 Crawford County, Georgia 13079 26.0% 140 Emanuel County, Georgia 13107 25.5% 141 Candler County, Georgia 13043 25.4% 142 Irwin County, Georgia 13155 25.4% 143 Franklin County, Georgia 13119 24.6% 144 Dade County, Georgia 13083 24.4% 145 Lamar County, Georgia 13171 24.2% 146 Monroe County, Georgia 13207 24.0% 147 Oconee County, Georgia 13219 23.7% 148 Screven County, Georgia 13251 23.3% 149 Seminole County, Georgia 13253 22.4% 150 Baker County, Georgia 13007 22.1% 151 Treutlen County, Georgia 13283 21.6% 152 Webster County, Georgia 13307 21.1% 153 Clinch County, Georgia 13065 20.9% 154 Clay County, Georgia 13061 20.2% 155 Brantley County, Georgia 13025 19.5% 156 Dooly County, Georgia 13093 19.2% 157 Glascock County, Georgia 13125 14.3% 158 Jenkins County, Georgia 13165 13.0% 159 Quitman County, Georgia 13239 0.0%
Method and provenance ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Georgia bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums . Georgia county map and full table .