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Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Barrow County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 159 counties in 2026, at $117,800. Randolph County had the lowest, at $43,600. The median was $78,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest117,800Barrow County
Lowest43,600Randolph County
Median78,500159 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Appling County: 59,500 USDAtkinson County: 52,900 USDBacon County: 62,200 USDBaker County: 56,300 USDBaldwin County: 75,400 USDBanks County: 94,900 USDBarrow County: 117,800 USDBartow County: 117,800 USDBen Hill County: 54,100 USDBerrien County: 72,000 USDBibb County: 74,400 USDBleckley County: 80,300 USDBrantley County: 92,100 USDBrooks County: 82,600 USDBryan County: 107,300 USDBulloch County: 68,500 USDBurke County: 90,400 USDButts County: 81,200 USDCalhoun County: 68,000 USDCamden County: 88,600 USDCandler County: 73,900 USDCarroll County: 117,800 USDCatoosa County: 97,400 USDCharlton County: 70,700 USDChatham County: 107,300 USDChattahoochee County: 85,800 USDChattooga County: 62,300 USDCherokee County: 117,800 USDClarke County: 100,100 USDClay County: 77,200 USDClayton County: 117,800 USDClinch County: 76,900 USDCobb County: 117,800 USDCoffee County: 64,200 USDColquitt County: 63,900 USDColumbia County: 90,400 USDCook County: 69,600 USDCoweta County: 117,800 USDCrawford County: 74,400 USDCrisp County: 63,300 USDDade County: 97,400 USDDawson County: 117,800 USDDecatur County: 68,300 USDDeKalb County: 117,800 USDDodge County: 70,300 USDDooly County: 74,700 USDDougherty County: 71,200 USDDouglas County: 117,800 USDEarly County: 64,400 USDEchols County: 82,600 USDEffingham County: 107,300 USDElbert County: 80,200 USDEmanuel County: 63,500 USDEvans County: 63,100 USDFannin County: 69,900 USDFayette County: 117,800 USDFloyd County: 86,500 USDForsyth County: 117,800 USDFranklin County: 67,500 USDFulton County: 117,800 USDGilmer County: 86,900 USDGlascock County: 81,000 USDGlynn County: 92,100 USDGordon County: 78,500 USDGrady County: 78,200 USDGreene County: 111,800 USDGwinnett County: 117,800 USDHabersham County: 84,300 USDHall County: 102,000 USDHancock County: 60,500 USDHaralson County: 91,500 USDHarris County: 85,800 USDHart County: 81,600 USDHeard County: 117,800 USDHenry County: 117,800 USDHouston County: 99,100 USDIrwin County: 74,300 USDJackson County: 114,200 USDJasper County: 117,800 USDJeff Davis County: 51,500 USDJefferson County: 71,800 USDJenkins County: 56,100 USDJohnson County: 65,800 USDJones County: 74,400 USDLamar County: 91,700 USDLanier County: 82,600 USDLaurens County: 74,000 USDLee County: 71,200 USDLiberty County: 71,000 USDLincoln County: 69,700 USDLong County: 79,700 USDLowndes County: 82,600 USDLumpkin County: 96,200 USDMcDuffie County: 90,400 USDMcIntosh County: 92,100 USDMacon County: 64,500 USDMadison County: 100,100 USDMarion County: 85,800 USDMeriwether County: 72,100 USDMiller County: 70,000 USDMitchell County: 71,800 USDMonroe County: 109,800 USDMontgomery County: 68,000 USDMorgan County: 100,900 USDMurray County: 81,900 USDMuscogee County: 85,800 USDNewton County: 117,800 USDOconee County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County: 100,100 USDPaulding County: 117,800 USDPeach County: 95,200 USDPickens County: 117,800 USDPierce County: 83,700 USDPike County: 117,800 USDPolk County: 72,500 USDPulaski County: 72,200 USDPutnam County: 95,500 USDQuitman County: 68,600 USDRabun County: 89,200 USDRandolph County: 43,600 USDRichmond County: 90,400 USDRockdale County: 117,800 USDSchley County: 76,500 USDScreven County: 73,600 USDSeminole County: 74,400 USDSpalding County: 117,800 USDStephens County: 73,700 USDStewart County: 62,700 USDSumter County: 52,800 USDTalbot County: 56,500 USDTaliaferro County: 57,800 USDTattnall County: 69,100 USDTaylor County: 60,800 USDTelfair County: 66,500 USDTerrell County: 71,200 USDThomas County: 89,800 USDTift County: 74,700 USDToombs County: 64,600 USDTowns County: 78,700 USDTreutlen County: 75,400 USDTroup County: 76,100 USDTurner County: 60,200 USDTwiggs County: 74,400 USDUnion County: 89,200 USDUpson County: 76,000 USDWalker County: 97,400 USDWalton County: 117,800 USDWare County: 60,300 USDWarren County: 58,800 USDWashington County: 65,800 USDWayne County: 68,400 USDWebster County: 65,100 USDWheeler County: 59,000 USDWhite County: 92,800 USDWhitfield County: 83,000 USDWilcox County: 68,500 USDWilkes County: 68,500 USDWilkinson County: 62,700 USDWorth County: 71,200 USD
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  • 110K and over
USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2026

Barrow County: 117,800 USDBarrow County117,800Bartow County: 117,800 USDBartow County117,800Carroll County: 117,800 USDCarroll County117,800Cherokee County: 117,800 USDCherokee County117,800Clayton County: 117,800 USDClayton County117,800Cobb County: 117,800 USDCobb County117,800Coweta County: 117,800 USDCoweta County117,800Dawson County: 117,800 USDDawson County117,800DeKalb County: 117,800 USDDeKalb County117,800Douglas County: 117,800 USDDouglas County117,800Fayette County: 117,800 USDFayette County117,800Forsyth County: 117,800 USDForsyth County117,800Fulton County: 117,800 USDFulton County117,800Gwinnett County: 117,800 USDGwinnett County117,800Heard County: 117,800 USDHeard County117,800Henry County: 117,800 USDHenry County117,800Jasper County: 117,800 USDJasper County117,800Newton County: 117,800 USDNewton County117,800Paulding County: 117,800 USDPaulding County117,800Pickens County: 117,800 USDPickens County117,800Pike County: 117,800 USDPike County117,800Rockdale County: 117,800 USDRockdale County117,800Spalding County: 117,800 USDSpalding County117,800Walton County: 117,800 USDWalton County117,800Jackson County: 114,200 USDJackson County114,200Greene County: 111,800 USDGreene County111,800Monroe County: 109,800 USDMonroe County109,800Bryan County: 107,300 USDBryan County107,300Chatham County: 107,300 USDChatham County107,300Effingham County: 107,300 USDEffingham County107,300Hall County: 102,000 USDHall County102,000Morgan County: 100,900 USDMorgan County100,900Clarke County: 100,100 USDClarke County100,100Madison County: 100,100 USDMadison County100,100Oconee County: 100,100 USDOconee County100,100Oglethorpe County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County100,100Houston County: 99,100 USDHouston County99,100Catoosa County: 97,400 USDCatoosa County97,400Dade County: 97,400 USDDade County97,400Walker County: 97,400 USDWalker County97,400Barrow County: 117,800 USDBarrow County117,800Bartow County: 117,800 USDBartow County117,800Carroll County: 117,800 USDCarroll County117,800Cherokee County: 117,800 USDCherokee County117,800Clayton County: 117,800 USDClayton County117,800Cobb County: 117,800 USDCobb County117,800Coweta County: 117,800 USDCoweta County117,800Dawson County: 117,800 USDDawson County117,800DeKalb County: 117,800 USDDeKalb County117,800Douglas County: 117,800 USDDouglas County117,800Fayette County: 117,800 USDFayette County117,800Forsyth County: 117,800 USDForsyth County117,800Fulton County: 117,800 USDFulton County117,800Gwinnett County: 117,800 USDGwinnett County117,800Heard County: 117,800 USDHeard County117,800Henry County: 117,800 USDHenry County117,800Jasper County: 117,800 USDJasper County117,800Newton County: 117,800 USDNewton County117,800Paulding County: 117,800 USDPaulding County117,800Pickens County: 117,800 USDPickens County117,800Pike County: 117,800 USDPike County117,800Rockdale County: 117,800 USDRockdale County117,800Spalding County: 117,800 USDSpalding County117,800Walton County: 117,800 USDWalton County117,800Jackson County: 114,200 USDJackson County114,200Greene County: 111,800 USDGreene County111,800Monroe County: 109,800 USDMonroe County109,800Bryan County: 107,300 USDBryan County107,300Chatham County: 107,300 USDChatham County107,300Effingham County: 107,300 USDEffingham County107,300Hall County: 102,000 USDHall County102,000Morgan County: 100,900 USDMorgan County100,900Clarke County: 100,100 USDClarke County100,100Madison County: 100,100 USDMadison County100,100Oconee County: 100,100 USDOconee County100,100Oglethorpe County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County100,100Houston County: 99,100 USDHouston County99,100Catoosa County: 97,400 USDCatoosa County97,400Dade County: 97,400 USDDade County97,400Walker County: 97,400 USDWalker County97,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Barrow County117,800+3.2%
1Bartow County117,800+3.2%
1Carroll County117,800+3.2%
1Cherokee County117,800+3.2%
1Clayton County117,800+3.2%
1Cobb County117,800+3.2%
1Coweta County117,800+3.2%
1Dawson County117,800+3.2%
1DeKalb County117,800+3.2%
1Douglas County117,800+3.2%
1Fayette County117,800+3.2%
1Forsyth County117,800+3.2%
1Fulton County117,800+3.2%
1Gwinnett County117,800+3.2%
1Heard County117,800+3.2%
1Henry County117,800+3.2%
1Jasper County117,800+3.2%
1Newton County117,800+3.2%
1Paulding County117,800+3.2%
1Pickens County117,800+3.2%
1Pike County117,800+3.2%
1Rockdale County117,800+3.2%
1Spalding County117,800+3.2%
1Walton County117,800+3.2%
25Jackson County114,200+10.1%
26Greene County111,800+1.8%
27Monroe County109,800-0.5%
28Bryan County107,300+7.7%
28Chatham County107,300+7.7%
28Effingham County107,300+7.7%
31Hall County102,000-0.7%
32Morgan County100,900-3%
33Clarke County100,100+6.2%
33Madison County100,100+6.2%
33Oconee County100,100+6.2%
33Oglethorpe County100,100+6.2%
37Houston County99,100+1.4%
38Catoosa County97,400+1.9%
38Dade County97,400+1.9%
38Walker County97,400+1.9%
41Lumpkin County96,200+1.9%
42Putnam County95,500+4.3%
43Peach County95,200+0.8%
44Banks County94,900+4.6%
45White County92,800+0.1%
46Brantley County92,100+3.4%
46Glynn County92,100+3.4%
46McIntosh County92,100+3.4%
49Lamar County91,700+3.7%
50Haralson County91,500+3.5%
51Burke County90,400+2.4%
51Columbia County90,400+2.4%
51McDuffie County90,400+2.4%
51Richmond County90,400+2.4%
55Thomas County89,800+0.3%
56Rabun County89,200+6.7%
56Union County89,200-1.7%
58Camden County88,600+2.3%
59Gilmer County86,900-1.6%
60Floyd County86,500+7.9%
61Chattahoochee County85,800+8.2%
61Harris County85,800+8.2%
61Marion County85,800+8.2%
61Muscogee County85,800+8.2%
65Habersham County84,300-0.8%
66Pierce County83,700+5.8%
67Whitfield County83,000-0.1%
68Brooks County82,600+1.6%
68Echols County82,600+1.6%
68Lanier County82,600+1.6%
68Lowndes County82,600+1.6%
72Murray County81,900+0.6%
73Hart County81,600+1.5%
74Butts County81,200+1.9%
75Glascock County81,000-3.3%
76Bleckley County80,300+6.2%
77Elbert County80,200+10.5%
78Long County79,700+5%
79Towns County78,700-1.6%
80Gordon County78,500-4.3%
81Grady County78,200+9.8%
82Clay County77,200+8.3%
83Clinch County76,900-0.4%
84Schley County76,500-7.8%
85Troup County76,100-10.6%
86Upson County76,000+5.4%
87Baldwin County75,400-5.6%
87Treutlen County75,400+1.9%
89Dooly County74,700+2.2%
89Tift County74,700+2.6%
91Bibb County74,400-5.2%
91Crawford County74,400-5.2%
91Jones County74,400-5.2%
91Seminole County74,400+0.4%
91Twiggs County74,400-5.2%
96Irwin County74,300-4.3%
97Laurens County74,000+5.6%
98Candler County73,900-1.2%
99Stephens County73,700-4.7%
100Screven County73,600-1.9%
101Polk County72,500-1.9%
102Pulaski County72,200+6.5%
103Meriwether County72,100-0.4%
104Berrien County72,000+3.4%
105Jefferson County71,800+13.8%
105Mitchell County71,800+3.3%
107Dougherty County71,200+5.2%
107Lee County71,200+5.2%
107Terrell County71,200+5.2%
107Worth County71,200+5.2%
111Liberty County71,000-3.7%
112Charlton County70,700+18.6%
113Dodge County70,300+9%
114Miller County70,000-13.8%
115Fannin County69,900-1%
116Lincoln County69,700+2%
117Cook County69,600+11.2%
118Tattnall County69,100+1.2%
119Quitman County68,600+2.7%
120Bulloch County68,500-13.7%
120Wilcox County68,500+1.8%
120Wilkes County68,500-6.8%
123Wayne County68,400+1.9%
124Decatur County68,300-0.1%
125Calhoun County68,000-4.5%
125Montgomery County68,000+0.7%
127Franklin County67,500-6.4%
128Telfair County66,500+2.6%
129Johnson County65,800-1.5%
129Washington County65,800+3.3%
131Webster County65,100-14.6%
132Toombs County64,600-12.5%
133Macon County64,500+3.9%
134Early County64,400-1.5%
135Coffee County64,200-1.5%
136Colquitt County63,900-4.1%
137Emanuel County63,500+1.8%
138Crisp County63,300-3.4%
139Evans County63,100-6.2%
140Stewart County62,700+7%
140Wilkinson County62,700-7.1%
142Chattooga County62,300+1.8%
143Bacon County62,200-2.7%
144Taylor County60,800+2%
145Hancock County60,500+6.1%
146Ware County60,300+0.8%
147Turner County60,200-2%
148Appling County59,500+2.9%
149Wheeler County59,000-10.6%
150Warren County58,800-3.9%
151Taliaferro County57,800+9.3%
152Talbot County56,500-10.3%
153Baker County56,300+2.4%
154Jenkins County56,100+0.7%
155Ben Hill County54,100+5%
156Atkinson County52,900+9.5%
157Sumter County52,800-8.2%
158Jeff Davis County51,500-7%
159Randolph County43,600+2.6%

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Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/georgia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2026}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Barrow County, with $117,800 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Randolph County, with $43,600 in 2026.

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