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Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Hancock County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 159 counties in 2024, at 72.2%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 47.5% and the figure for Georgia was 52.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.2Hancock County
Lowest0Quitman County
Median47.5159 counties
Georgia52.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 46.1 %Atkinson County: 43.6 %Bacon County: 40.9 %Baker County: 53.3 %Baldwin County: 55.5 %Banks County: 36.5 %Barrow County: 46.5 %Bartow County: 47.5 %Ben Hill County: 40.7 %Berrien County: 43.7 %Bibb County: 58 %Bleckley County: 53.1 %Brantley County: 29.7 %Brooks County: 57.5 %Bryan County: 52.8 %Bulloch County: 46.5 %Burke County: 47.4 %Butts County: 36 %Calhoun County: 41.7 %Camden County: 50.1 %Candler County: 30.2 %Carroll County: 52 %Catoosa County: 43.4 %Charlton County: 43.3 %Chatham County: 53.8 %Chattahoochee County: 41.4 %Chattooga County: 51.9 %Cherokee County: 56.7 %Clarke County: 59.5 %Clay County: 27.4 %Clayton County: 62.9 %Clinch County: 37.5 %Cobb County: 50.1 %Coffee County: 46.6 %Colquitt County: 44.3 %Columbia County: 49.7 %Cook County: 53.6 %Coweta County: 55.2 %Crawford County: 33.3 %Crisp County: 50.8 %Dade County: 29 %Dawson County: 51.9 %Decatur County: 39.4 %DeKalb County: 58.5 %Dodge County: 39.5 %Dooly County: 20.7 %Dougherty County: 49.7 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Early County: 53.5 %Echols County: 40 %Effingham County: 32.2 %Elbert County: 39.3 %Emanuel County: 29.5 %Evans County: 41.9 %Fannin County: 41 %Fayette County: 58.7 %Floyd County: 48.5 %Forsyth County: 45.7 %Franklin County: 37.3 %Fulton County: 50.5 %Gilmer County: 39.7 %Glascock County: 19.5 %Glynn County: 46.7 %Gordon County: 41.6 %Grady County: 41.6 %Greene County: 32.6 %Gwinnett County: 61.8 %Habersham County: 43.1 %Hall County: 53 %Hancock County: 72.2 %Haralson County: 41.2 %Harris County: 48.5 %Hart County: 45.7 %Heard County: 43.4 %Henry County: 57.5 %Houston County: 48.3 %Irwin County: 31.2 %Jackson County: 40.9 %Jasper County: 42.4 %Jeff Davis County: 40.4 %Jefferson County: 33.7 %Jenkins County: 20 %Johnson County: 60.2 %Jones County: 42.7 %Lamar County: 28.8 %Lanier County: 55.2 %Laurens County: 49.4 %Lee County: 41.7 %Liberty County: 49.3 %Lincoln County: 58.2 %Long County: 48.6 %Lowndes County: 53.7 %Lumpkin County: 51.4 %McDuffie County: 54.9 %McIntosh County: 66.6 %Macon County: 54.8 %Madison County: 53.9 %Marion County: 42.7 %Meriwether County: 48.4 %Miller County: 53.8 %Mitchell County: 51.4 %Monroe County: 28.5 %Montgomery County: 50 %Morgan County: 44 %Murray County: 43.3 %Muscogee County: 50.5 %Newton County: 55.6 %Oconee County: 29.2 %Oglethorpe County: 49.2 %Paulding County: 45.7 %Peach County: 45.2 %Pickens County: 53.7 %Pierce County: 45.9 %Pike County: 43.6 %Polk County: 54 %Pulaski County: 57 %Putnam County: 63.6 %Quitman County: 0 %Rabun County: 47.6 %Randolph County: 49.5 %Richmond County: 55.6 %Rockdale County: 53.2 %Schley County: 52.4 %Screven County: 31 %Seminole County: 27.8 %Spalding County: 53.7 %Stephens County: 43.9 %Stewart County: 66.3 %Sumter County: 49.6 %Talbot County: 56.2 %Taliaferro County: 52.4 %Tattnall County: 40 %Taylor County: 54.9 %Telfair County: 47.9 %Terrell County: 53.4 %Thomas County: 50.2 %Tift County: 43.4 %Toombs County: 42.7 %Towns County: 58 %Treutlen County: 30.9 %Troup County: 56.3 %Turner County: 36.7 %Twiggs County: 50.9 %Union County: 40 %Upson County: 51 %Walker County: 47.1 %Walton County: 52.2 %Ware County: 52.3 %Warren County: 47.9 %Washington County: 56.3 %Wayne County: 43 %Webster County: 28.1 %Wheeler County: 40.7 %White County: 43.1 %Whitfield County: 43.5 %Wilcox County: 48.6 %Wilkes County: 41.6 %Wilkinson County: 40.5 %Worth County: 50.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hancock County: 72.2 %Hancock County72.2McIntosh County: 66.6 %McIntosh County66.6Stewart County: 66.3 %Stewart County66.3Putnam County: 63.6 %Putnam County63.6Clayton County: 62.9 %Clayton County62.9Gwinnett County: 61.8 %Gwinnett County61.8Johnson County: 60.2 %Johnson County60.2Clarke County: 59.5 %Clarke County59.5Fayette County: 58.7 %Fayette County58.7DeKalb County: 58.5 %DeKalb County58.5Lincoln County: 58.2 %Lincoln County58.2Bibb County: 58 %Bibb County58Towns County: 58 %Towns County58Brooks County: 57.5 %Brooks County57.5Henry County: 57.5 %Henry County57.5Pulaski County: 57 %Pulaski County57Cherokee County: 56.7 %Cherokee County56.7Troup County: 56.3 %Troup County56.3Washington County: 56.3 %Washington County56.3Talbot County: 56.2 %Talbot County56.2Newton County: 55.6 %Newton County55.6Richmond County: 55.6 %Richmond County55.6Baldwin County: 55.5 %Baldwin County55.5Lanier County: 55.2 %Lanier County55.2Coweta County: 55.2 %Coweta County55.2McDuffie County: 54.9 %McDuffie County54.9Taylor County: 54.9 %Taylor County54.9Macon County: 54.8 %Macon County54.8Polk County: 54 %Polk County54Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Miller County: 53.8 %Miller County53.8Chatham County: 53.8 %Chatham County53.8Pickens County: 53.7 %Pickens County53.7Lowndes County: 53.7 %Lowndes County53.7Spalding County: 53.7 %Spalding County53.7Cook County: 53.6 %Cook County53.6Early County: 53.5 %Early County53.5Terrell County: 53.4 %Terrell County53.4Baker County: 53.3 %Baker County53.3Rockdale County: 53.2 %Rockdale County53.2Hancock County: 72.2 %Hancock County72.2McIntosh County: 66.6 %McIntosh County66.6Stewart County: 66.3 %Stewart County66.3Putnam County: 63.6 %Putnam County63.6Clayton County: 62.9 %Clayton County62.9Gwinnett County: 61.8 %Gwinnett County61.8Johnson County: 60.2 %Johnson County60.2Clarke County: 59.5 %Clarke County59.5Fayette County: 58.7 %Fayette County58.7DeKalb County: 58.5 %DeKalb County58.5Lincoln County: 58.2 %Lincoln County58.2Bibb County: 58 %Bibb County58Towns County: 58 %Towns County58Brooks County: 57.5 %Brooks County57.5Henry County: 57.5 %Henry County57.5Pulaski County: 57 %Pulaski County57Cherokee County: 56.7 %Cherokee County56.7Troup County: 56.3 %Troup County56.3Washington County: 56.3 %Washington County56.3Talbot County: 56.2 %Talbot County56.2Newton County: 55.6 %Newton County55.6Richmond County: 55.6 %Richmond County55.6Baldwin County: 55.5 %Baldwin County55.5Lanier County: 55.2 %Lanier County55.2Coweta County: 55.2 %Coweta County55.2McDuffie County: 54.9 %McDuffie County54.9Taylor County: 54.9 %Taylor County54.9Macon County: 54.8 %Macon County54.8Polk County: 54 %Polk County54Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Miller County: 53.8 %Miller County53.8Chatham County: 53.8 %Chatham County53.8Pickens County: 53.7 %Pickens County53.7Lowndes County: 53.7 %Lowndes County53.7Spalding County: 53.7 %Spalding County53.7Cook County: 53.6 %Cook County53.6Early County: 53.5 %Early County53.5Terrell County: 53.4 %Terrell County53.4Baker County: 53.3 %Baker County53.3Rockdale County: 53.2 %Rockdale County53.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hancock County72.2-3.5 pts
2McIntosh County66.6+14.9 pts
3Stewart County66.3+23.9 pts
4Putnam County63.6+3.9 pts
5Clayton County62.9+5.3 pts
6Gwinnett County61.8+2.5 pts
7Johnson County60.2+10.1 pts
8Clarke County59.5+0.6 pts
9Fayette County58.7+2.2 pts
10DeKalb County58.5+1.1 pts
11Lincoln County58.2+4.5 pts
12Bibb County58-0.5 pts
13Towns County58+8.7 pts
14Brooks County57.5+1.6 pts
15Henry County57.5+6.3 pts
16Pulaski County57+2.8 pts
17Cherokee County56.7+1.8 pts
18Troup County56.3-1.1 pts
19Washington County56.3+2.4 pts
20Talbot County56.2+2.9 pts
21Newton County55.6-1.2 pts
21Richmond County55.6-1.3 pts
23Baldwin County55.5-1.2 pts
24Lanier County55.2+1.8 pts
25Coweta County55.2-0.6 pts
26McDuffie County54.9+4.9 pts
27Taylor County54.9-3.5 pts
28Macon County54.8+5.5 pts
29Polk County54+2 pts
30Madison County53.9+0.8 pts
31Miller County53.8+6.3 pts
32Chatham County53.8+2.6 pts
33Pickens County53.7+4 pts
34Lowndes County53.7+1.3 pts
35Spalding County53.7+2.1 pts
36Cook County53.6+0.4 pts
37Early County53.5+5.8 pts
38Terrell County53.4+4.1 pts
39Baker County53.3+9.9 pts
40Rockdale County53.2-3 pts
41Bleckley County53.1-2.4 pts
42Hall County53+2.2 pts
43Bryan County52.8+3.4 pts
44Taliaferro County52.4+10.4 pts
45Schley County52.4+4.3 pts
46Ware County52.3-3.7 pts
47Walton County52.2-1 pts
48Carroll County52-0.8 pts
49Chattooga County51.9+3.5 pts
50Dawson County51.9-3.8 pts
51Mitchell County51.4-2 pts
52Lumpkin County51.4-7.3 pts
53Upson County51-0 pts
54Twiggs County50.9+17.1 pts
55Crisp County50.8-3.8 pts
56Fulton County50.5+0.4 pts
57Muscogee County50.5+1.7 pts
58Douglas County50.4+1.5 pts
59Worth County50.3+1.4 pts
60Thomas County50.2+3 pts
61Cobb County50.1+0.9 pts
62Camden County50.1-3.2 pts
63Montgomery County50-0.4 pts
64Dougherty County49.7-2.6 pts
65Columbia County49.7+4.4 pts
66Sumter County49.6+0.8 pts
67Randolph County49.5-4.2 pts
68Laurens County49.4+1.5 pts
69Liberty County49.3+1.1 pts
70Oglethorpe County49.2-3.3 pts
71Wilcox County48.6-0.1 pts
72Long County48.6-3.6 pts
73Harris County48.5+10.8 pts
74Floyd County48.5-1.6 pts
75Meriwether County48.4-0.2 pts
76Houston County48.3+0.9 pts
77Warren County47.9-6 pts
78Telfair County47.9-8.9 pts
79Rabun County47.6+2.7 pts
80Bartow County47.5+3.5 pts
81Burke County47.4-5.9 pts
82Walker County47.1-0.7 pts
83Glynn County46.7+2.8 pts
84Coffee County46.6+3.3 pts
85Barrow County46.5-3 pts
85Bulloch County46.5-0.4 pts
87Appling County46.1-0.5 pts
88Pierce County45.9+0.8 pts
89Hart County45.7+0.6 pts
89Paulding County45.7+4.2 pts
91Forsyth County45.7+1 pts
92Peach County45.2-4.4 pts
93Colquitt County44.3-0.5 pts
94Morgan County44+12.6 pts
95Stephens County43.9-0.1 pts
96Berrien County43.7+0.7 pts
97Atkinson County43.6-3.3 pts
97Pike County43.6-0.5 pts
99Whitfield County43.5+1.1 pts
100Tift County43.4+1.1 pts
101Catoosa County43.4-0.3 pts
102Heard County43.4+0.6 pts
103Murray County43.3+8.8 pts
104Charlton County43.3-15 pts
105White County43.1+2.8 pts
106Habersham County43.1-1.9 pts
107Wayne County43+1.2 pts
108Jones County42.7-5.5 pts
108Toombs County42.7+3.3 pts
110Marion County42.7+7.7 pts
111Jasper County42.4-2.1 pts
112Evans County41.9+8.1 pts
113Calhoun County41.7-0.6 pts
114Lee County41.7-0.9 pts
115Gordon County41.6-4 pts
115Grady County41.6-6.5 pts
117Wilkes County41.6+2.8 pts
118Chattahoochee County41.4+1.4 pts
119Haralson County41.2+1.9 pts
120Fannin County41-4.9 pts
121Bacon County40.9-13.7 pts
121Jackson County40.9+0.1 pts
123Ben Hill County40.7+4.4 pts
124Wheeler County40.7+2.5 pts
125Wilkinson County40.5-1.8 pts
126Jeff Davis County40.4+5.1 pts
127Tattnall County40+3.2 pts
128Echols County40-8 pts
129Union County40-4.3 pts
130Gilmer County39.7-1.8 pts
131Dodge County39.5-0.8 pts
132Decatur County39.4-0.9 pts
133Elbert County39.3-2.1 pts
134Clinch County37.5+6.7 pts
135Franklin County37.3-1.6 pts
136Turner County36.7+4.5 pts
137Banks County36.5-4 pts
138Butts County36-14 pts
139Jefferson County33.7-3.6 pts
140Crawford County33.3+0.9 pts
141Greene County32.6-1.7 pts
142Effingham County32.2+0.8 pts
143Irwin County31.2-8.2 pts
144Screven County31+5.9 pts
145Treutlen County30.9-1.4 pts
146Candler County30.2+0.2 pts
147Brantley County29.7-8.5 pts
148Emanuel County29.5+0.9 pts
149Oconee County29.2+1.8 pts
150Dade County29+0.5 pts
151Lamar County28.8-4.5 pts
152Monroe County28.5-8.4 pts
153Webster County28.1-6.2 pts
154Seminole County27.8+3.5 pts
155Clay County27.4-17.3 pts
156Dooly County20.7-2.9 pts
157Jenkins County20-10.9 pts
158Glascock County19.5-8.2 pts
159Quitman County0-22.4 pts

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Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Georgia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Hancock County, with 72.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Quitman County, with 0% in 2024.

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