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Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD)

Barrow County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 159 counties in 2022, at $96,400. Clay County had the lowest, at $33,800. The median was $63,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest96,400Barrow County
Lowest33,800Clay County
Median63,700159 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 55,700 USDAtkinson County: 51,100 USDBacon County: 50,900 USDBaker County: 59,600 USDBaldwin County: 69,900 USDBanks County: 61,800 USDBarrow County: 96,400 USDBartow County: 96,400 USDBen Hill County: 44,500 USDBerrien County: 55,800 USDBibb County: 65,500 USDBleckley County: 62,200 USDBrantley County: 75,000 USDBrooks County: 63,700 USDBryan County: 83,400 USDBulloch County: 69,100 USDBurke County: 74,100 USDButts County: 59,700 USDCalhoun County: 44,500 USDCamden County: 69,700 USDCandler County: 44,500 USDCarroll County: 96,400 USDCatoosa County: 75,200 USDCharlton County: 54,600 USDChatham County: 83,400 USDChattahoochee County: 68,200 USDChattooga County: 51,400 USDCherokee County: 96,400 USDClarke County: 82,300 USDClay County: 33,800 USDClayton County: 96,400 USDClinch County: 48,600 USDCobb County: 96,400 USDCoffee County: 52,600 USDColquitt County: 49,000 USDColumbia County: 74,100 USDCook County: 52,900 USDCoweta County: 96,400 USDCrawford County: 65,500 USDCrisp County: 47,800 USDDade County: 75,200 USDDawson County: 96,400 USDDecatur County: 55,600 USDDeKalb County: 96,400 USDDodge County: 54,700 USDDooly County: 57,500 USDDougherty County: 57,500 USDDouglas County: 96,400 USDEarly County: 46,900 USDEchols County: 63,700 USDEffingham County: 83,400 USDElbert County: 50,200 USDEmanuel County: 49,600 USDEvans County: 56,800 USDFannin County: 67,200 USDFayette County: 96,400 USDFloyd County: 70,700 USDForsyth County: 96,400 USDFranklin County: 59,900 USDFulton County: 96,400 USDGilmer County: 69,000 USDGlascock County: 76,200 USDGlynn County: 75,000 USDGordon County: 57,500 USDGrady County: 59,000 USDGreene County: 77,000 USDGwinnett County: 96,400 USDHabersham County: 68,100 USDHall County: 87,700 USDHancock County: 50,400 USDHaralson County: 66,900 USDHarris County: 68,200 USDHart County: 62,400 USDHeard County: 96,400 USDHenry County: 96,400 USDHouston County: 83,900 USDIrwin County: 62,300 USDJackson County: 90,300 USDJasper County: 96,400 USDJeff Davis County: 47,900 USDJefferson County: 48,700 USDJenkins County: 44,100 USDJohnson County: 57,100 USDJones County: 65,500 USDLamar County: 72,000 USDLanier County: 63,700 USDLaurens County: 50,800 USDLee County: 57,500 USDLiberty County: 57,300 USDLincoln County: 65,200 USDLong County: 65,100 USDLowndes County: 63,700 USDLumpkin County: 72,100 USDMcDuffie County: 74,100 USDMcIntosh County: 75,000 USDMacon County: 48,600 USDMadison County: 82,300 USDMarion County: 68,200 USDMeriwether County: 53,100 USDMiller County: 63,900 USDMitchell County: 45,600 USDMonroe County: 88,500 USDMontgomery County: 56,600 USDMorgan County: 85,600 USDMurray County: 61,400 USDMuscogee County: 68,200 USDNewton County: 96,400 USDOconee County: 82,300 USDOglethorpe County: 82,300 USDPaulding County: 96,400 USDPeach County: 66,700 USDPickens County: 96,400 USDPierce County: 56,500 USDPike County: 96,400 USDPolk County: 62,900 USDPulaski County: 61,600 USDPutnam County: 69,800 USDQuitman County: 43,300 USDRabun County: 58,800 USDRandolph County: 39,700 USDRichmond County: 74,100 USDRockdale County: 96,400 USDSchley County: 56,000 USDScreven County: 61,200 USDSeminole County: 49,300 USDSpalding County: 96,400 USDStephens County: 66,600 USDStewart County: 45,300 USDSumter County: 56,500 USDTalbot County: 53,900 USDTaliaferro County: 51,400 USDTattnall County: 58,300 USDTaylor County: 49,200 USDTelfair County: 39,300 USDTerrell County: 57,500 USDThomas County: 62,200 USDTift County: 59,500 USDToombs County: 60,400 USDTowns County: 59,600 USDTreutlen County: 54,900 USDTroup County: 69,900 USDTurner County: 53,400 USDTwiggs County: 65,500 USDUnion County: 68,000 USDUpson County: 59,400 USDWalker County: 75,200 USDWalton County: 96,400 USDWare County: 54,500 USDWarren County: 49,700 USDWashington County: 53,700 USDWayne County: 60,600 USDWebster County: 52,400 USDWheeler County: 55,700 USDWhite County: 68,500 USDWhitfield County: 67,200 USDWilcox County: 54,900 USDWilkes County: 63,300 USDWilkinson County: 57,100 USDWorth County: 57,500 USD
  • Under 51K
  • 51K to 58K
  • 58K to 64K
  • 64K to 70K
  • 70K to 87K
  • 87K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Barrow County: 96,400 USDBarrow County96,400Bartow County: 96,400 USDBartow County96,400Carroll County: 96,400 USDCarroll County96,400Cherokee County: 96,400 USDCherokee County96,400Clayton County: 96,400 USDClayton County96,400Cobb County: 96,400 USDCobb County96,400Coweta County: 96,400 USDCoweta County96,400Dawson County: 96,400 USDDawson County96,400DeKalb County: 96,400 USDDeKalb County96,400Douglas County: 96,400 USDDouglas County96,400Fayette County: 96,400 USDFayette County96,400Forsyth County: 96,400 USDForsyth County96,400Fulton County: 96,400 USDFulton County96,400Gwinnett County: 96,400 USDGwinnett County96,400Heard County: 96,400 USDHeard County96,400Henry County: 96,400 USDHenry County96,400Jasper County: 96,400 USDJasper County96,400Newton County: 96,400 USDNewton County96,400Paulding County: 96,400 USDPaulding County96,400Pickens County: 96,400 USDPickens County96,400Pike County: 96,400 USDPike County96,400Rockdale County: 96,400 USDRockdale County96,400Spalding County: 96,400 USDSpalding County96,400Walton County: 96,400 USDWalton County96,400Jackson County: 90,300 USDJackson County90,300Monroe County: 88,500 USDMonroe County88,500Hall County: 87,700 USDHall County87,700Morgan County: 85,600 USDMorgan County85,600Houston County: 83,900 USDHouston County83,900Bryan County: 83,400 USDBryan County83,400Chatham County: 83,400 USDChatham County83,400Effingham County: 83,400 USDEffingham County83,400Clarke County: 82,300 USDClarke County82,300Madison County: 82,300 USDMadison County82,300Oconee County: 82,300 USDOconee County82,300Oglethorpe County: 82,300 USDOglethorpe County82,300Greene County: 77,000 USDGreene County77,000Glascock County: 76,200 USDGlascock County76,200Catoosa County: 75,200 USDCatoosa County75,200Dade County: 75,200 USDDade County75,200Barrow County: 96,400 USDBarrow County96,400Bartow County: 96,400 USDBartow County96,400Carroll County: 96,400 USDCarroll County96,400Cherokee County: 96,400 USDCherokee County96,400Clayton County: 96,400 USDClayton County96,400Cobb County: 96,400 USDCobb County96,400Coweta County: 96,400 USDCoweta County96,400Dawson County: 96,400 USDDawson County96,400DeKalb County: 96,400 USDDeKalb County96,400Douglas County: 96,400 USDDouglas County96,400Fayette County: 96,400 USDFayette County96,400Forsyth County: 96,400 USDForsyth County96,400Fulton County: 96,400 USDFulton County96,400Gwinnett County: 96,400 USDGwinnett County96,400Heard County: 96,400 USDHeard County96,400Henry County: 96,400 USDHenry County96,400Jasper County: 96,400 USDJasper County96,400Newton County: 96,400 USDNewton County96,400Paulding County: 96,400 USDPaulding County96,400Pickens County: 96,400 USDPickens County96,400Pike County: 96,400 USDPike County96,400Rockdale County: 96,400 USDRockdale County96,400Spalding County: 96,400 USDSpalding County96,400Walton County: 96,400 USDWalton County96,400Jackson County: 90,300 USDJackson County90,300Monroe County: 88,500 USDMonroe County88,500Hall County: 87,700 USDHall County87,700Morgan County: 85,600 USDMorgan County85,600Houston County: 83,900 USDHouston County83,900Bryan County: 83,400 USDBryan County83,400Chatham County: 83,400 USDChatham County83,400Effingham County: 83,400 USDEffingham County83,400Clarke County: 82,300 USDClarke County82,300Madison County: 82,300 USDMadison County82,300Oconee County: 82,300 USDOconee County82,300Oglethorpe County: 82,300 USDOglethorpe County82,300Greene County: 77,000 USDGreene County77,000Glascock County: 76,200 USDGlascock County76,200Catoosa County: 75,200 USDCatoosa County75,200Dade County: 75,200 USDDade County75,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Barrow County96,400+11.8%
1Bartow County96,400+11.8%
1Carroll County96,400+11.8%
1Cherokee County96,400+11.8%
1Clayton County96,400+11.8%
1Cobb County96,400+11.8%
1Coweta County96,400+11.8%
1Dawson County96,400+11.8%
1DeKalb County96,400+11.8%
1Douglas County96,400+11.8%
1Fayette County96,400+11.8%
1Forsyth County96,400+11.8%
1Fulton County96,400+11.8%
1Gwinnett County96,400+11.8%
1Heard County96,400+11.8%
1Henry County96,400+11.8%
1Jasper County96,400+11.8%
1Newton County96,400+11.8%
1Paulding County96,400+11.8%
1Pickens County96,400+11.8%
1Pike County96,400+11.8%
1Rockdale County96,400+11.8%
1Spalding County96,400+11.8%
1Walton County96,400+11.8%
25Jackson County90,300+4.9%
26Monroe County88,500+18%
27Hall County87,700+13.7%
28Morgan County85,600+13.4%
29Houston County83,900+2.3%
30Bryan County83,400+5%
30Chatham County83,400+5%
30Effingham County83,400+5%
33Clarke County82,300+12.6%
33Madison County82,300+12.6%
33Oconee County82,300+12.6%
33Oglethorpe County82,300+12.6%
37Greene County77,000+13.4%
38Glascock County76,200+40.1%
39Catoosa County75,200+5.5%
39Dade County75,200+5.5%
39Walker County75,200+5.5%
42Brantley County75,000+9.6%
42Glynn County75,000+9.6%
42McIntosh County75,000+9.6%
45Burke County74,100+6%
45Columbia County74,100+6%
45McDuffie County74,100+6%
45Richmond County74,100+6%
49Lumpkin County72,100+15%
50Lamar County72,000+17.8%
51Floyd County70,700+32.1%
52Baldwin County69,900+23.5%
52Troup County69,900+18.7%
54Putnam County69,800+9.4%
55Camden County69,700+4.8%
56Bulloch County69,100+24.3%
57Gilmer County69,000+13.3%
58White County68,500+11.7%
59Chattahoochee County68,200+4.6%
59Harris County68,200+4.6%
59Marion County68,200+4.6%
59Muscogee County68,200+4.6%
63Habersham County68,100+10.9%
64Union County68,000+10%
65Fannin County67,200+7%
65Whitfield County67,200+12.6%
67Haralson County66,900+14.8%
68Peach County66,700+20%
69Stephens County66,600+19.8%
70Bibb County65,500+15.5%
70Crawford County65,500+15.5%
70Jones County65,500+15.5%
70Twiggs County65,500+15.5%
74Lincoln County65,200+5.8%
75Long County65,100+6%
76Miller County63,900+17.7%
77Brooks County63,700+9.6%
77Echols County63,700+9.6%
77Lanier County63,700+9.6%
77Lowndes County63,700+9.6%
81Wilkes County63,300+17%
82Polk County62,900+11.9%
83Hart County62,400+9.9%
84Irwin County62,300+22.6%
85Bleckley County62,200+11.5%
85Thomas County62,200+13.9%
87Banks County61,800+9.2%
88Pulaski County61,600+21.5%
89Murray County61,400+13.9%
90Screven County61,200+15%
91Wayne County60,600+11.2%
92Toombs County60,400+17.3%
93Franklin County59,900+11.8%
94Butts County59,700+15%
95Baker County59,600+7%
95Towns County59,600+8.6%
97Tift County59,500+6.1%
98Upson County59,400+11.9%
99Grady County59,000+10.5%
100Rabun County58,800+7.9%
101Tattnall County58,300+10.8%
102Dooly County57,500+13%
102Dougherty County57,500+3.2%
102Gordon County57,500+11.2%
102Lee County57,500+3.2%
102Terrell County57,500+3.2%
102Worth County57,500+3.2%
108Liberty County57,300+14.1%
109Johnson County57,100+11.7%
109Wilkinson County57,100+10%
111Evans County56,800+8.2%
112Montgomery County56,600+8.8%
113Pierce County56,500+6.2%
113Sumter County56,500+11.2%
115Schley County56,000+16.2%
116Berrien County55,800+19.5%
117Appling County55,700+10.5%
117Wheeler County55,700+34.5%
119Decatur County55,600+9.4%
120Treutlen County54,900-2.8%
120Wilcox County54,900+8.3%
122Dodge County54,700+16.4%
123Charlton County54,600+1.7%
124Ware County54,500+3.6%
125Talbot County53,900+14.2%
126Washington County53,700+5.1%
127Turner County53,400+9.9%
128Meriwether County53,100+7.9%
129Cook County52,900+9.5%
130Coffee County52,600+10.5%
131Webster County52,400+4.2%
132Chattooga County51,400+6.6%
132Taliaferro County51,400+16.3%
134Atkinson County51,100+18.3%
135Bacon County50,900+6.5%
136Laurens County50,800+8.5%
137Hancock County50,400+6.3%
138Elbert County50,200+5%
139Warren County49,700+15.3%
140Emanuel County49,600+10.7%
141Seminole County49,300+4.9%
142Taylor County49,200+7.2%
143Colquitt County49,000+9.4%
144Jefferson County48,700+2.7%
145Clinch County48,600+19.4%
145Macon County48,600+12.8%
147Jeff Davis County47,900+2.1%
148Crisp County47,800+10.6%
149Early County46,900+9.8%
150Mitchell County45,600+4.6%
151Stewart County45,300+20.8%
152Ben Hill County44,500+9.9%
152Calhoun County44,500+12.4%
152Candler County44,500+15.6%
155Jenkins County44,100+3.3%
156Quitman County43,300+11.9%
157Randolph County39,700+7.6%
158Telfair County39,300+15.9%
159Clay County33,800-3.7%

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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.

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/georgia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/georgia-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Barrow County, with $96,400 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Clay County, with $33,800 in 2022.

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