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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 2023, at $103,500. Clay County had the lowest, at $40,800. The median was $70,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest103,500Barrow County
Lowest40,800Clay County
Median70,900159 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 57,600 USDAtkinson County: 52,200 USDBacon County: 56,600 USDBaker County: 56,300 USDBaldwin County: 76,600 USDBanks County: 78,000 USDBarrow County: 103,500 USDBartow County: 103,500 USDBen Hill County: 45,500 USDBerrien County: 63,100 USDBibb County: 75,400 USDBleckley County: 58,900 USDBrantley County: 70,400 USDBrooks County: 65,900 USDBryan County: 91,500 USDBulloch County: 75,000 USDBurke County: 78,000 USDButts County: 73,400 USDCalhoun County: 54,100 USDCamden County: 79,200 USDCandler County: 53,000 USDCarroll County: 103,500 USDCatoosa County: 90,700 USDCharlton County: 61,100 USDChatham County: 91,500 USDChattahoochee County: 71,500 USDChattooga County: 52,200 USDCherokee County: 103,500 USDClarke County: 100,100 USDClay County: 40,800 USDClayton County: 103,500 USDClinch County: 61,100 USDCobb County: 103,500 USDCoffee County: 60,200 USDColquitt County: 59,000 USDColumbia County: 78,000 USDCook County: 57,400 USDCoweta County: 103,500 USDCrawford County: 75,400 USDCrisp County: 60,600 USDDade County: 90,700 USDDawson County: 103,500 USDDecatur County: 58,700 USDDeKalb County: 103,500 USDDodge County: 58,500 USDDooly County: 69,000 USDDougherty County: 72,000 USDDouglas County: 103,500 USDEarly County: 56,400 USDEchols County: 65,900 USDEffingham County: 91,500 USDElbert County: 55,400 USDEmanuel County: 56,900 USDEvans County: 61,100 USDFannin County: 65,700 USDFayette County: 103,500 USDFloyd County: 80,700 USDForsyth County: 103,500 USDFranklin County: 66,300 USDFulton County: 103,500 USDGilmer County: 79,500 USDGlascock County: 80,000 USDGlynn County: 70,400 USDGordon County: 66,100 USDGrady County: 67,900 USDGreene County: 90,100 USDGwinnett County: 103,500 USDHabersham County: 77,900 USDHall County: 87,400 USDHancock County: 60,400 USDHaralson County: 78,700 USDHarris County: 71,500 USDHart County: 75,700 USDHeard County: 103,500 USDHenry County: 103,500 USDHouston County: 88,900 USDIrwin County: 70,900 USDJackson County: 89,500 USDJasper County: 103,500 USDJeff Davis County: 56,200 USDJefferson County: 62,100 USDJenkins County: 48,700 USDJohnson County: 61,300 USDJones County: 75,400 USDLamar County: 83,400 USDLanier County: 65,900 USDLaurens County: 58,300 USDLee County: 72,000 USDLiberty County: 57,900 USDLincoln County: 60,100 USDLong County: 69,600 USDLowndes County: 65,900 USDLumpkin County: 84,300 USDMcDuffie County: 78,000 USDMcIntosh County: 70,400 USDMacon County: 54,100 USDMadison County: 100,100 USDMarion County: 71,500 USDMeriwether County: 64,500 USDMiller County: 70,100 USDMitchell County: 52,100 USDMonroe County: 94,000 USDMontgomery County: 68,700 USDMorgan County: 95,900 USDMurray County: 70,000 USDMuscogee County: 71,500 USDNewton County: 103,500 USDOconee County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County: 100,100 USDPaulding County: 103,500 USDPeach County: 73,400 USDPickens County: 103,500 USDPierce County: 67,200 USDPike County: 103,500 USDPolk County: 68,600 USDPulaski County: 73,600 USDPutnam County: 80,800 USDQuitman County: 56,800 USDRabun County: 68,100 USDRandolph County: 41,600 USDRichmond County: 78,000 USDRockdale County: 103,500 USDSchley County: 70,300 USDScreven County: 72,900 USDSeminole County: 62,000 USDSpalding County: 103,500 USDStephens County: 73,800 USDStewart County: 49,700 USDSumter County: 57,300 USDTalbot County: 58,200 USDTaliaferro County: 47,600 USDTattnall County: 68,200 USDTaylor County: 51,900 USDTelfair County: 59,900 USDTerrell County: 72,000 USDThomas County: 78,800 USDTift County: 65,200 USDToombs County: 63,900 USDTowns County: 71,100 USDTreutlen County: 64,300 USDTroup County: 69,800 USDTurner County: 54,600 USDTwiggs County: 75,400 USDUnion County: 75,100 USDUpson County: 64,300 USDWalker County: 90,700 USDWalton County: 103,500 USDWare County: 56,500 USDWarren County: 50,600 USDWashington County: 57,300 USDWayne County: 66,500 USDWebster County: 69,100 USDWheeler County: 60,300 USDWhite County: 86,100 USDWhitfield County: 76,100 USDWilcox County: 62,000 USDWilkes County: 63,700 USDWilkinson County: 58,000 USDWorth County: 72,000 USD
  • Under 58K
  • 58K to 64K
  • 64K to 71K
  • 71K to 78K
  • 78K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Barrow County: 103,500 USDBarrow County103,500Bartow County: 103,500 USDBartow County103,500Carroll County: 103,500 USDCarroll County103,500Cherokee County: 103,500 USDCherokee County103,500Clayton County: 103,500 USDClayton County103,500Cobb County: 103,500 USDCobb County103,500Coweta County: 103,500 USDCoweta County103,500Dawson County: 103,500 USDDawson County103,500DeKalb County: 103,500 USDDeKalb County103,500Douglas County: 103,500 USDDouglas County103,500Fayette County: 103,500 USDFayette County103,500Forsyth County: 103,500 USDForsyth County103,500Fulton County: 103,500 USDFulton County103,500Gwinnett County: 103,500 USDGwinnett County103,500Heard County: 103,500 USDHeard County103,500Henry County: 103,500 USDHenry County103,500Jasper County: 103,500 USDJasper County103,500Newton County: 103,500 USDNewton County103,500Paulding County: 103,500 USDPaulding County103,500Pickens County: 103,500 USDPickens County103,500Pike County: 103,500 USDPike County103,500Rockdale County: 103,500 USDRockdale County103,500Spalding County: 103,500 USDSpalding County103,500Walton County: 103,500 USDWalton County103,500Clarke County: 100,100 USDClarke County100,100Madison County: 100,100 USDMadison County100,100Oconee County: 100,100 USDOconee County100,100Oglethorpe County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County100,100Morgan County: 95,900 USDMorgan County95,900Monroe County: 94,000 USDMonroe County94,000Bryan County: 91,500 USDBryan County91,500Chatham County: 91,500 USDChatham County91,500Effingham County: 91,500 USDEffingham County91,500Catoosa County: 90,700 USDCatoosa County90,700Dade County: 90,700 USDDade County90,700Walker County: 90,700 USDWalker County90,700Greene County: 90,100 USDGreene County90,100Jackson County: 89,500 USDJackson County89,500Houston County: 88,900 USDHouston County88,900Hall County: 87,400 USDHall County87,400Barrow County: 103,500 USDBarrow County103,500Bartow County: 103,500 USDBartow County103,500Carroll County: 103,500 USDCarroll County103,500Cherokee County: 103,500 USDCherokee County103,500Clayton County: 103,500 USDClayton County103,500Cobb County: 103,500 USDCobb County103,500Coweta County: 103,500 USDCoweta County103,500Dawson County: 103,500 USDDawson County103,500DeKalb County: 103,500 USDDeKalb County103,500Douglas County: 103,500 USDDouglas County103,500Fayette County: 103,500 USDFayette County103,500Forsyth County: 103,500 USDForsyth County103,500Fulton County: 103,500 USDFulton County103,500Gwinnett County: 103,500 USDGwinnett County103,500Heard County: 103,500 USDHeard County103,500Henry County: 103,500 USDHenry County103,500Jasper County: 103,500 USDJasper County103,500Newton County: 103,500 USDNewton County103,500Paulding County: 103,500 USDPaulding County103,500Pickens County: 103,500 USDPickens County103,500Pike County: 103,500 USDPike County103,500Rockdale County: 103,500 USDRockdale County103,500Spalding County: 103,500 USDSpalding County103,500Walton County: 103,500 USDWalton County103,500Clarke County: 100,100 USDClarke County100,100Madison County: 100,100 USDMadison County100,100Oconee County: 100,100 USDOconee County100,100Oglethorpe County: 100,100 USDOglethorpe County100,100Morgan County: 95,900 USDMorgan County95,900Monroe County: 94,000 USDMonroe County94,000Bryan County: 91,500 USDBryan County91,500Chatham County: 91,500 USDChatham County91,500Effingham County: 91,500 USDEffingham County91,500Catoosa County: 90,700 USDCatoosa County90,700Dade County: 90,700 USDDade County90,700Walker County: 90,700 USDWalker County90,700Greene County: 90,100 USDGreene County90,100Jackson County: 89,500 USDJackson County89,500Houston County: 88,900 USDHouston County88,900Hall County: 87,400 USDHall County87,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Barrow County103,500+7.4%
1Bartow County103,500+7.4%
1Carroll County103,500+7.4%
1Cherokee County103,500+7.4%
1Clayton County103,500+7.4%
1Cobb County103,500+7.4%
1Coweta County103,500+7.4%
1Dawson County103,500+7.4%
1DeKalb County103,500+7.4%
1Douglas County103,500+7.4%
1Fayette County103,500+7.4%
1Forsyth County103,500+7.4%
1Fulton County103,500+7.4%
1Gwinnett County103,500+7.4%
1Heard County103,500+7.4%
1Henry County103,500+7.4%
1Jasper County103,500+7.4%
1Newton County103,500+7.4%
1Paulding County103,500+7.4%
1Pickens County103,500+7.4%
1Pike County103,500+7.4%
1Rockdale County103,500+7.4%
1Spalding County103,500+7.4%
1Walton County103,500+7.4%
25Clarke County100,100+21.6%
25Madison County100,100+21.6%
25Oconee County100,100+21.6%
25Oglethorpe County100,100+21.6%
29Morgan County95,900+12%
30Monroe County94,000+6.2%
31Bryan County91,500+9.7%
31Chatham County91,500+9.7%
31Effingham County91,500+9.7%
34Catoosa County90,700+20.6%
34Dade County90,700+20.6%
34Walker County90,700+20.6%
37Greene County90,100+17%
38Jackson County89,500-0.9%
39Houston County88,900+6%
40Hall County87,400-0.3%
41White County86,100+25.7%
42Lumpkin County84,300+16.9%
43Lamar County83,400+15.8%
44Putnam County80,800+15.8%
45Floyd County80,700+14.1%
46Glascock County80,000+5%
47Gilmer County79,500+15.2%
48Camden County79,200+13.6%
49Thomas County78,800+26.7%
50Haralson County78,700+17.6%
51Banks County78,000+26.2%
51Burke County78,000+5.3%
51Columbia County78,000+5.3%
51McDuffie County78,000+5.3%
51Richmond County78,000+5.3%
56Habersham County77,900+14.4%
57Baldwin County76,600+9.6%
58Whitfield County76,100+13.2%
59Hart County75,700+21.3%
60Bibb County75,400+15.1%
60Crawford County75,400+15.1%
60Jones County75,400+15.1%
60Twiggs County75,400+15.1%
64Union County75,100+10.4%
65Bulloch County75,000+8.5%
66Stephens County73,800+10.8%
67Pulaski County73,600+19.5%
68Butts County73,400+22.9%
68Peach County73,400+10%
70Screven County72,900+19.1%
71Dougherty County72,000+25.2%
71Lee County72,000+25.2%
71Terrell County72,000+25.2%
71Worth County72,000+25.2%
75Chattahoochee County71,500+4.8%
75Harris County71,500+4.8%
75Marion County71,500+4.8%
75Muscogee County71,500+4.8%
79Towns County71,100+19.3%
80Irwin County70,900+13.8%
81Brantley County70,400-6.1%
81Glynn County70,400-6.1%
81McIntosh County70,400-6.1%
84Schley County70,300+25.5%
85Miller County70,100+9.7%
86Murray County70,000+14%
87Troup County69,800-0.1%
88Long County69,600+6.9%
89Webster County69,100+31.9%
90Dooly County69,000+20%
91Montgomery County68,700+21.4%
92Polk County68,600+9.1%
93Tattnall County68,200+17%
94Rabun County68,100+15.8%
95Grady County67,900+15.1%
96Pierce County67,200+18.9%
97Wayne County66,500+9.7%
98Franklin County66,300+10.7%
99Gordon County66,100+15%
100Brooks County65,900+3.5%
100Echols County65,900+3.5%
100Lanier County65,900+3.5%
100Lowndes County65,900+3.5%
104Fannin County65,700-2.2%
105Tift County65,200+9.6%
106Meriwether County64,500+21.5%
107Treutlen County64,300+17.1%
107Upson County64,300+8.2%
109Toombs County63,900+5.8%
110Wilkes County63,700+0.6%
111Berrien County63,100+13.1%
112Jefferson County62,100+27.5%
113Seminole County62,000+25.8%
113Wilcox County62,000+12.9%
115Johnson County61,300+7.4%
116Charlton County61,100+11.9%
116Clinch County61,100+25.7%
116Evans County61,100+7.6%
119Crisp County60,600+26.8%
120Hancock County60,400+19.8%
121Wheeler County60,300+8.3%
122Coffee County60,200+14.4%
123Lincoln County60,100-7.8%
124Telfair County59,900+52.4%
125Colquitt County59,000+20.4%
126Bleckley County58,900-5.3%
127Decatur County58,700+5.6%
128Dodge County58,500+6.9%
129Laurens County58,300+14.8%
130Talbot County58,200+8%
131Wilkinson County58,000+1.6%
132Liberty County57,900+1%
133Appling County57,600+3.4%
134Cook County57,400+8.5%
135Sumter County57,300+1.4%
135Washington County57,300+6.7%
137Emanuel County56,900+14.7%
138Quitman County56,800+31.2%
139Bacon County56,600+11.2%
140Ware County56,500+3.7%
141Early County56,400+20.3%
142Baker County56,300-5.5%
143Jeff Davis County56,200+17.3%
144Elbert County55,400+10.4%
145Turner County54,600+2.2%
146Calhoun County54,100+21.6%
146Macon County54,100+11.3%
148Candler County53,000+19.1%
149Atkinson County52,200+2.2%
149Chattooga County52,200+1.6%
151Mitchell County52,100+14.3%
152Taylor County51,900+5.5%
153Warren County50,600+1.8%
154Stewart County49,700+9.7%
155Jenkins County48,700+10.4%
156Taliaferro County47,600-7.4%
157Ben Hill County45,500+2.2%
158Randolph County41,600+4.8%
159Clay County40,800+20.7%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Georgia by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023}},
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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=2023. 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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Barrow County, with $103,500 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Clay County, with $40,800 in 2023.

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