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

Hancock County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 159 counties in 2022, at 70.3%. Dade County had the lowest, at 21.4%. The median was 46.6% and the figure for Georgia was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.3Hancock County
Lowest21.4Dade County
Median46.6159 counties
Georgia50.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 43.7 %Atkinson County: 38.6 %Bacon County: 40.6 %Baker County: 35.4 %Baldwin County: 56.2 %Banks County: 43.3 %Barrow County: 46.1 %Bartow County: 45.1 %Ben Hill County: 39.7 %Berrien County: 35.1 %Bibb County: 57.6 %Bleckley County: 54.9 %Brantley County: 46.6 %Brooks County: 63 %Bryan County: 47.4 %Bulloch County: 48.7 %Burke County: 51.8 %Butts County: 40.4 %Calhoun County: 41.3 %Camden County: 51.9 %Candler County: 35 %Carroll County: 51.8 %Catoosa County: 41 %Charlton County: 57.5 %Chatham County: 52.2 %Chattahoochee County: 39.9 %Chattooga County: 47.3 %Cherokee County: 53.4 %Clarke County: 58.5 %Clay County: 44.6 %Clayton County: 55.2 %Clinch County: 27 %Cobb County: 48.5 %Coffee County: 43.8 %Colquitt County: 47.4 %Columbia County: 46 %Cook County: 51.3 %Coweta County: 51.8 %Crawford County: 28.9 %Crisp County: 47.7 %Dade County: 21.4 %Dawson County: 54.4 %Decatur County: 37.2 %DeKalb County: 55.2 %Dodge County: 42.4 %Dooly County: 24.3 %Dougherty County: 52.4 %Douglas County: 49 %Early County: 47.7 %Echols County: 44.4 %Effingham County: 34.3 %Elbert County: 43.1 %Emanuel County: 29.5 %Evans County: 39.6 %Fannin County: 47.6 %Fayette County: 52.3 %Floyd County: 49 %Forsyth County: 44 %Franklin County: 41.5 %Fulton County: 48.9 %Gilmer County: 42.6 %Glascock County: 33.5 %Glynn County: 45.2 %Gordon County: 43.6 %Grady County: 50.5 %Greene County: 47.1 %Gwinnett County: 56.9 %Habersham County: 45 %Hall County: 50.2 %Hancock County: 70.3 %Haralson County: 33.1 %Harris County: 35.7 %Hart County: 45.1 %Heard County: 36 %Henry County: 48.2 %Houston County: 44.4 %Irwin County: 42.8 %Jackson County: 40.7 %Jasper County: 46.7 %Jeff Davis County: 30.7 %Jefferson County: 43.1 %Jenkins County: 39.9 %Johnson County: 51.7 %Jones County: 48.3 %Lamar County: 42.8 %Lanier County: 51.4 %Laurens County: 48.8 %Lee County: 40 %Liberty County: 47.4 %Lincoln County: 57.9 %Long County: 49.8 %Lowndes County: 53.4 %Lumpkin County: 63.6 %McDuffie County: 51.1 %McIntosh County: 51.2 %Macon County: 47.4 %Madison County: 52.7 %Marion County: 28.9 %Meriwether County: 50 %Miller County: 52.5 %Mitchell County: 45.6 %Monroe County: 41.3 %Montgomery County: 54.4 %Morgan County: 35 %Murray County: 39.4 %Muscogee County: 48.1 %Newton County: 53.7 %Oconee County: 27.2 %Oglethorpe County: 41.7 %Paulding County: 40.5 %Peach County: 47.2 %Pickens County: 43.3 %Pierce County: 42 %Pike County: 41.1 %Polk County: 54.3 %Pulaski County: 57.6 %Putnam County: 44.5 %Quitman County: 23.7 %Rabun County: 53.4 %Randolph County: 44.7 %Richmond County: 56 %Rockdale County: 54.4 %Schley County: 53.4 %Screven County: 25.6 %Seminole County: 30.2 %Spalding County: 51.7 %Stephens County: 40.3 %Stewart County: 45.1 %Sumter County: 50.8 %Talbot County: 36 %Taliaferro County: 31.7 %Tattnall County: 38.8 %Taylor County: 58.2 %Telfair County: 51.3 %Terrell County: 54.8 %Thomas County: 48.9 %Tift County: 40.7 %Toombs County: 46.2 %Towns County: 49.5 %Treutlen County: 34.9 %Troup County: 58.7 %Turner County: 41.4 %Twiggs County: 32.3 %Union County: 38.9 %Upson County: 56.2 %Walker County: 49 %Walton County: 49.7 %Ware County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.7 %Washington County: 50.2 %Wayne County: 43.9 %Webster County: 61.8 %Wheeler County: 39.9 %White County: 38 %Whitfield County: 42.4 %Wilcox County: 47.9 %Wilkes County: 40.5 %Wilkinson County: 52.9 %Worth County: 51.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hancock County: 70.3 %Hancock County70.3Lumpkin County: 63.6 %Lumpkin County63.6Brooks County: 63 %Brooks County63Webster County: 61.8 %Webster County61.8Troup County: 58.7 %Troup County58.7Clarke County: 58.5 %Clarke County58.5Taylor County: 58.2 %Taylor County58.2Lincoln County: 57.9 %Lincoln County57.9Bibb County: 57.6 %Bibb County57.6Pulaski County: 57.6 %Pulaski County57.6Charlton County: 57.5 %Charlton County57.5Gwinnett County: 56.9 %Gwinnett County56.9Baldwin County: 56.2 %Baldwin County56.2Upson County: 56.2 %Upson County56.2Richmond County: 56 %Richmond County56Clayton County: 55.2 %Clayton County55.2DeKalb County: 55.2 %DeKalb County55.2Bleckley County: 54.9 %Bleckley County54.9Terrell County: 54.8 %Terrell County54.8Rockdale County: 54.4 %Rockdale County54.4Montgomery County: 54.4 %Montgomery County54.4Dawson County: 54.4 %Dawson County54.4Polk County: 54.3 %Polk County54.3Newton County: 53.7 %Newton County53.7Schley County: 53.4 %Schley County53.4Rabun County: 53.4 %Rabun County53.4Cherokee County: 53.4 %Cherokee County53.4Lowndes County: 53.4 %Lowndes County53.4Wilkinson County: 52.9 %Wilkinson County52.9Madison County: 52.7 %Madison County52.7Miller County: 52.5 %Miller County52.5Dougherty County: 52.4 %Dougherty County52.4Fayette County: 52.3 %Fayette County52.3Chatham County: 52.2 %Chatham County52.2Camden County: 51.9 %Camden County51.9Worth County: 51.9 %Worth County51.9Carroll County: 51.8 %Carroll County51.8Coweta County: 51.8 %Coweta County51.8Burke County: 51.8 %Burke County51.8Johnson County: 51.7 %Johnson County51.7Hancock County: 70.3 %Hancock County70.3Lumpkin County: 63.6 %Lumpkin County63.6Brooks County: 63 %Brooks County63Webster County: 61.8 %Webster County61.8Troup County: 58.7 %Troup County58.7Clarke County: 58.5 %Clarke County58.5Taylor County: 58.2 %Taylor County58.2Lincoln County: 57.9 %Lincoln County57.9Bibb County: 57.6 %Bibb County57.6Pulaski County: 57.6 %Pulaski County57.6Charlton County: 57.5 %Charlton County57.5Gwinnett County: 56.9 %Gwinnett County56.9Baldwin County: 56.2 %Baldwin County56.2Upson County: 56.2 %Upson County56.2Richmond County: 56 %Richmond County56Clayton County: 55.2 %Clayton County55.2DeKalb County: 55.2 %DeKalb County55.2Bleckley County: 54.9 %Bleckley County54.9Terrell County: 54.8 %Terrell County54.8Rockdale County: 54.4 %Rockdale County54.4Montgomery County: 54.4 %Montgomery County54.4Dawson County: 54.4 %Dawson County54.4Polk County: 54.3 %Polk County54.3Newton County: 53.7 %Newton County53.7Schley County: 53.4 %Schley County53.4Rabun County: 53.4 %Rabun County53.4Cherokee County: 53.4 %Cherokee County53.4Lowndes County: 53.4 %Lowndes County53.4Wilkinson County: 52.9 %Wilkinson County52.9Madison County: 52.7 %Madison County52.7Miller County: 52.5 %Miller County52.5Dougherty County: 52.4 %Dougherty County52.4Fayette County: 52.3 %Fayette County52.3Chatham County: 52.2 %Chatham County52.2Camden County: 51.9 %Camden County51.9Worth County: 51.9 %Worth County51.9Carroll County: 51.8 %Carroll County51.8Coweta County: 51.8 %Coweta County51.8Burke County: 51.8 %Burke County51.8Johnson County: 51.7 %Johnson County51.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hancock County70.3+2 pts
2Lumpkin County63.6+12.8 pts
3Brooks County63-1.7 pts
4Webster County61.8-2.4 pts
5Troup County58.7+3.4 pts
6Clarke County58.5+2.7 pts
7Taylor County58.2-2 pts
8Lincoln County57.9-0.8 pts
9Bibb County57.6-0.3 pts
9Pulaski County57.6+2.7 pts
11Charlton County57.5+17.6 pts
12Gwinnett County56.9+1.2 pts
13Baldwin County56.2+0.6 pts
14Upson County56.2+1.7 pts
15Richmond County56-0.1 pts
16Clayton County55.2+2.6 pts
17DeKalb County55.2+2.3 pts
18Bleckley County54.9+7.4 pts
19Terrell County54.8+4.1 pts
20Rockdale County54.4+2.5 pts
21Montgomery County54.4+0.8 pts
22Dawson County54.4+2.7 pts
23Polk County54.3+0.8 pts
24Newton County53.7-1.8 pts
25Schley County53.4+3.3 pts
26Rabun County53.4+2.4 pts
27Cherokee County53.4+0.6 pts
28Lowndes County53.4+0.1 pts
29Wilkinson County52.9-6.5 pts
30Madison County52.7-1.8 pts
31Miller County52.5+3.8 pts
32Dougherty County52.4-0.4 pts
33Fayette County52.3+2.6 pts
34Chatham County52.2+1.6 pts
35Camden County51.9+2.5 pts
36Worth County51.9+5.8 pts
37Carroll County51.8+4 pts
38Coweta County51.8-0.2 pts
39Burke County51.8+8.1 pts
40Johnson County51.7+0.3 pts
41Spalding County51.7-2.4 pts
42Ware County51.5-0.7 pts
43Lanier County51.4-7.4 pts
44Telfair County51.3+4.4 pts
45Cook County51.3+3.3 pts
46McIntosh County51.2-2.5 pts
47McDuffie County51.1+0.7 pts
48Sumter County50.8-2.7 pts
49Warren County50.7+12.7 pts
50Grady County50.5+0.4 pts
51Washington County50.2+2 pts
52Hall County50.2+0.5 pts
53Meriwether County50-4 pts
54Long County49.8-3.4 pts
55Walton County49.7+0.4 pts
56Towns County49.5+1.8 pts
57Floyd County49+0.1 pts
58Douglas County49-2.5 pts
59Walker County49-0.2 pts
60Fulton County48.9+0.3 pts
61Thomas County48.9+2.4 pts
62Laurens County48.8+1.5 pts
63Bulloch County48.7-1.4 pts
64Cobb County48.5+1 pts
65Jones County48.3-3.5 pts
66Henry County48.2-0.2 pts
67Muscogee County48.1-0 pts
68Wilcox County47.9-2.6 pts
69Crisp County47.7-3.1 pts
70Early County47.7-0.8 pts
71Fannin County47.6-3.1 pts
72Bryan County47.4-2.2 pts
73Colquitt County47.4+3.9 pts
74Liberty County47.4+0.1 pts
74Macon County47.4+3.8 pts
76Chattooga County47.3-0.9 pts
77Peach County47.2-4 pts
78Greene County47.1+4.5 pts
79Jasper County46.7-1.5 pts
80Brantley County46.6+7.1 pts
81Toombs County46.2+6.4 pts
82Barrow County46.1-0.1 pts
83Columbia County46+4.2 pts
84Mitchell County45.6+6.7 pts
85Glynn County45.2+0.5 pts
86Bartow County45.1-3.4 pts
87Hart County45.1-8.5 pts
88Stewart County45.1+0.6 pts
89Habersham County45+2.3 pts
90Randolph County44.7-5.3 pts
91Clay County44.6+3.8 pts
92Putnam County44.5+2.8 pts
93Houston County44.4-0.6 pts
94Echols County44.4+10.1 pts
95Forsyth County44-2.4 pts
96Wayne County43.9-0.3 pts
97Coffee County43.8+1.9 pts
98Appling County43.7-5.5 pts
99Gordon County43.6-1.4 pts
100Pickens County43.3-3.5 pts
101Banks County43.3+0.3 pts
102Elbert County43.1+2.5 pts
103Jefferson County43.1+1.6 pts
104Lamar County42.8-3.8 pts
105Irwin County42.8-7.3 pts
106Gilmer County42.6+1.8 pts
107Dodge County42.4-0.3 pts
108Whitfield County42.4+3.1 pts
109Pierce County42-2.9 pts
110Oglethorpe County41.7-7.1 pts
111Franklin County41.5+3.5 pts
112Turner County41.4+0.6 pts
113Monroe County41.3-2.1 pts
114Calhoun County41.3+0.9 pts
115Pike County41.1-5.7 pts
116Catoosa County41+2.3 pts
117Jackson County40.7-0.1 pts
118Tift County40.7-0.3 pts
119Bacon County40.6+5.7 pts
120Paulding County40.5+0.2 pts
121Wilkes County40.5-11.4 pts
122Butts County40.4-3.5 pts
123Stephens County40.3-3.5 pts
124Lee County40+4.1 pts
125Wheeler County39.9-6.5 pts
126Chattahoochee County39.9+0.2 pts
127Jenkins County39.9-4.8 pts
128Ben Hill County39.7+1.4 pts
129Evans County39.6+6.7 pts
130Murray County39.4+2.8 pts
131Union County38.9-2.6 pts
132Tattnall County38.8+3.8 pts
133Atkinson County38.6-1.4 pts
134White County38-3.4 pts
135Decatur County37.2+0.8 pts
136Heard County36-1.8 pts
137Talbot County36-6 pts
138Harris County35.7+0.6 pts
139Baker County35.4-9 pts
140Berrien County35.1-1.7 pts
141Morgan County35-2.3 pts
142Candler County35-7.1 pts
143Treutlen County34.9-8.4 pts
144Effingham County34.3-4.9 pts
145Glascock County33.5-0.3 pts
146Haralson County33.1-5.8 pts
147Twiggs County32.3-1.3 pts
148Taliaferro County31.7+2.9 pts
149Jeff Davis County30.7-8 pts
150Seminole County30.2-3.7 pts
151Emanuel County29.5-4.3 pts
152Crawford County28.9-5.6 pts
153Marion County28.9+1.8 pts
154Oconee County27.2-5.8 pts
155Clinch County27-11.4 pts
156Screven County25.6-9.7 pts
157Dooly County24.3-6.9 pts
158Quitman County23.7+8 pts
159Dade County21.4-10.5 pts

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About this ranking

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hancock County, with 70.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dade County, with 21.4% in 2022.

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