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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 2023, at 75.7%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 22.5%. The median was 47.5% and the figure for Georgia was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.7Hancock County
Lowest22.5Quitman County
Median47.5159 counties
Georgia51.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 46.6 %Atkinson County: 46.9 %Bacon County: 54.6 %Baker County: 43.4 %Baldwin County: 56.7 %Banks County: 40.6 %Barrow County: 49.5 %Bartow County: 44 %Ben Hill County: 36.3 %Berrien County: 43 %Bibb County: 58.5 %Bleckley County: 55.5 %Brantley County: 38.2 %Brooks County: 55.9 %Bryan County: 49.3 %Bulloch County: 46.9 %Burke County: 53.3 %Butts County: 50 %Calhoun County: 42.3 %Camden County: 53.3 %Candler County: 30.1 %Carroll County: 52.8 %Catoosa County: 43.7 %Charlton County: 58.3 %Chatham County: 51.2 %Chattahoochee County: 40 %Chattooga County: 48.5 %Cherokee County: 54.9 %Clarke County: 59 %Clay County: 44.7 %Clayton County: 57.5 %Clinch County: 30.8 %Cobb County: 49.2 %Coffee County: 43.3 %Colquitt County: 44.9 %Columbia County: 45.2 %Cook County: 53.2 %Coweta County: 55.7 %Crawford County: 32.4 %Crisp County: 54.6 %Dade County: 28.5 %Dawson County: 55.7 %Decatur County: 40.4 %DeKalb County: 57.5 %Dodge County: 40.3 %Dooly County: 23.6 %Dougherty County: 52.3 %Douglas County: 48.8 %Early County: 47.6 %Echols County: 48 %Effingham County: 31.4 %Elbert County: 41.4 %Emanuel County: 28.6 %Evans County: 33.8 %Fannin County: 45.9 %Fayette County: 56.5 %Floyd County: 50.1 %Forsyth County: 44.6 %Franklin County: 38.9 %Fulton County: 50.1 %Gilmer County: 41.5 %Glascock County: 27.7 %Glynn County: 43.8 %Gordon County: 45.6 %Grady County: 48.1 %Greene County: 34.3 %Gwinnett County: 59.3 %Habersham County: 45 %Hall County: 50.8 %Hancock County: 75.7 %Haralson County: 39.3 %Harris County: 37.7 %Hart County: 45.1 %Heard County: 42.8 %Henry County: 51.2 %Houston County: 47.4 %Irwin County: 39.5 %Jackson County: 40.7 %Jasper County: 44.5 %Jeff Davis County: 35.3 %Jefferson County: 37.3 %Jenkins County: 30.9 %Johnson County: 50.2 %Jones County: 48.2 %Lamar County: 33.3 %Lanier County: 53.4 %Laurens County: 47.9 %Lee County: 42.6 %Liberty County: 48.2 %Lincoln County: 53.8 %Long County: 52.2 %Lowndes County: 52.4 %Lumpkin County: 58.7 %McDuffie County: 50 %McIntosh County: 51.7 %Macon County: 49.3 %Madison County: 53 %Marion County: 35 %Meriwether County: 48.7 %Miller County: 47.5 %Mitchell County: 53.5 %Monroe County: 36.9 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Morgan County: 31.4 %Murray County: 34.5 %Muscogee County: 48.8 %Newton County: 56.8 %Oconee County: 27.4 %Oglethorpe County: 52.5 %Paulding County: 41.5 %Peach County: 49.6 %Pickens County: 49.7 %Pierce County: 45 %Pike County: 44.1 %Polk County: 52 %Pulaski County: 54.2 %Putnam County: 59.8 %Quitman County: 22.5 %Rabun County: 45 %Randolph County: 53.6 %Richmond County: 57 %Rockdale County: 56.2 %Schley County: 48.1 %Screven County: 25.1 %Seminole County: 24.4 %Spalding County: 51.5 %Stephens County: 44 %Stewart County: 42.4 %Sumter County: 48.8 %Talbot County: 53.3 %Taliaferro County: 42 %Tattnall County: 36.9 %Taylor County: 58.4 %Telfair County: 56.8 %Terrell County: 49.3 %Thomas County: 47.2 %Tift County: 42.3 %Toombs County: 39.4 %Towns County: 49.3 %Treutlen County: 32.3 %Troup County: 57.5 %Turner County: 32.3 %Twiggs County: 33.8 %Union County: 44.3 %Upson County: 51 %Walker County: 47.7 %Walton County: 53.2 %Ware County: 56 %Warren County: 53.9 %Washington County: 53.9 %Wayne County: 41.8 %Webster County: 34.3 %Wheeler County: 38.2 %White County: 40.4 %Whitfield County: 42.4 %Wilcox County: 48.7 %Wilkes County: 38.8 %Wilkinson County: 42.3 %Worth County: 48.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hancock County: 75.7 %Hancock County75.7Putnam County: 59.8 %Putnam County59.8Gwinnett County: 59.3 %Gwinnett County59.3Clarke County: 59 %Clarke County59Lumpkin County: 58.7 %Lumpkin County58.7Bibb County: 58.5 %Bibb County58.5Taylor County: 58.4 %Taylor County58.4Charlton County: 58.3 %Charlton County58.3Clayton County: 57.5 %Clayton County57.5DeKalb County: 57.5 %DeKalb County57.5Troup County: 57.5 %Troup County57.5Richmond County: 57 %Richmond County57Newton County: 56.8 %Newton County56.8Telfair County: 56.8 %Telfair County56.8Baldwin County: 56.7 %Baldwin County56.7Fayette County: 56.5 %Fayette County56.5Rockdale County: 56.2 %Rockdale County56.2Ware County: 56 %Ware County56Brooks County: 55.9 %Brooks County55.9Coweta County: 55.7 %Coweta County55.7Dawson County: 55.7 %Dawson County55.7Bleckley County: 55.5 %Bleckley County55.5Cherokee County: 54.9 %Cherokee County54.9Bacon County: 54.6 %Bacon County54.6Crisp County: 54.6 %Crisp County54.6Pulaski County: 54.2 %Pulaski County54.2Washington County: 53.9 %Washington County53.9Warren County: 53.9 %Warren County53.9Lincoln County: 53.8 %Lincoln County53.8Randolph County: 53.6 %Randolph County53.6Mitchell County: 53.5 %Mitchell County53.5Lanier County: 53.4 %Lanier County53.4Burke County: 53.3 %Burke County53.3Talbot County: 53.3 %Talbot County53.3Camden County: 53.3 %Camden County53.3Cook County: 53.2 %Cook County53.2Walton County: 53.2 %Walton County53.2Madison County: 53 %Madison County53Carroll County: 52.8 %Carroll County52.8Oglethorpe County: 52.5 %Oglethorpe County52.5Hancock County: 75.7 %Hancock County75.7Putnam County: 59.8 %Putnam County59.8Gwinnett County: 59.3 %Gwinnett County59.3Clarke County: 59 %Clarke County59Lumpkin County: 58.7 %Lumpkin County58.7Bibb County: 58.5 %Bibb County58.5Taylor County: 58.4 %Taylor County58.4Charlton County: 58.3 %Charlton County58.3Clayton County: 57.5 %Clayton County57.5DeKalb County: 57.5 %DeKalb County57.5Troup County: 57.5 %Troup County57.5Richmond County: 57 %Richmond County57Newton County: 56.8 %Newton County56.8Telfair County: 56.8 %Telfair County56.8Baldwin County: 56.7 %Baldwin County56.7Fayette County: 56.5 %Fayette County56.5Rockdale County: 56.2 %Rockdale County56.2Ware County: 56 %Ware County56Brooks County: 55.9 %Brooks County55.9Coweta County: 55.7 %Coweta County55.7Dawson County: 55.7 %Dawson County55.7Bleckley County: 55.5 %Bleckley County55.5Cherokee County: 54.9 %Cherokee County54.9Bacon County: 54.6 %Bacon County54.6Crisp County: 54.6 %Crisp County54.6Pulaski County: 54.2 %Pulaski County54.2Washington County: 53.9 %Washington County53.9Warren County: 53.9 %Warren County53.9Lincoln County: 53.8 %Lincoln County53.8Randolph County: 53.6 %Randolph County53.6Mitchell County: 53.5 %Mitchell County53.5Lanier County: 53.4 %Lanier County53.4Burke County: 53.3 %Burke County53.3Talbot County: 53.3 %Talbot County53.3Camden County: 53.3 %Camden County53.3Cook County: 53.2 %Cook County53.2Walton County: 53.2 %Walton County53.2Madison County: 53 %Madison County53Carroll County: 52.8 %Carroll County52.8Oglethorpe County: 52.5 %Oglethorpe County52.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hancock County75.7+5.4 pts
2Putnam County59.8+15.3 pts
3Gwinnett County59.3+2.3 pts
4Clarke County59+0.5 pts
5Lumpkin County58.7-4.9 pts
6Bibb County58.5+1 pts
7Taylor County58.4+0.2 pts
8Charlton County58.3+0.8 pts
9Clayton County57.5+2.3 pts
10DeKalb County57.5+2.3 pts
10Troup County57.5-1.2 pts
12Richmond County57+1 pts
13Newton County56.8+3.1 pts
14Telfair County56.8+5.5 pts
15Baldwin County56.7+0.4 pts
16Fayette County56.5+4.1 pts
17Rockdale County56.2+1.8 pts
18Ware County56+4.5 pts
19Brooks County55.9-7.1 pts
20Coweta County55.7+3.9 pts
21Dawson County55.7+1.3 pts
22Bleckley County55.5+0.6 pts
23Cherokee County54.9+1.5 pts
24Bacon County54.6+14 pts
24Crisp County54.6+6.9 pts
26Pulaski County54.2-3.3 pts
27Washington County53.9+3.6 pts
28Warren County53.9+3.2 pts
29Lincoln County53.8-4.2 pts
30Randolph County53.6+8.9 pts
31Mitchell County53.5+7.9 pts
32Lanier County53.4+2 pts
33Burke County53.3+1.5 pts
33Talbot County53.3+17.3 pts
35Camden County53.3+1.4 pts
36Cook County53.2+1.9 pts
36Walton County53.2+3.5 pts
38Madison County53+0.3 pts
39Carroll County52.8+0.9 pts
40Oglethorpe County52.5+10.8 pts
41Lowndes County52.4-1 pts
42Dougherty County52.3-0.1 pts
43Long County52.2+2.4 pts
44Polk County52-2.3 pts
45McIntosh County51.7+0.6 pts
46Spalding County51.5-0.2 pts
47Chatham County51.2-0.9 pts
48Henry County51.2+3 pts
49Upson County51-5.1 pts
50Hall County50.8+0.6 pts
51Montgomery County50.4-4 pts
52Johnson County50.2-1.5 pts
53Floyd County50.1+1.1 pts
54Fulton County50.1+1.2 pts
55Butts County50+9.6 pts
55McDuffie County50-1.2 pts
57Pickens County49.7+6.4 pts
58Peach County49.6+2.4 pts
59Barrow County49.5+3.4 pts
60Bryan County49.3+1.9 pts
61Terrell County49.3-5.5 pts
62Macon County49.3+1.9 pts
63Towns County49.3-0.3 pts
64Cobb County49.2+0.6 pts
65Worth County48.9-3 pts
66Muscogee County48.8+0.7 pts
67Douglas County48.8-0.2 pts
68Sumter County48.8-2 pts
69Wilcox County48.7+0.8 pts
70Meriwether County48.7-1.3 pts
71Chattooga County48.5+1.2 pts
72Jones County48.2-0.1 pts
73Liberty County48.2+0.8 pts
74Schley County48.1-5.3 pts
75Grady County48.1-2.4 pts
76Echols County48+3.7 pts
77Laurens County47.9-0.9 pts
78Walker County47.7-1.2 pts
79Early County47.6-0 pts
80Miller County47.5-5 pts
81Houston County47.4+3 pts
82Thomas County47.2-1.7 pts
83Atkinson County46.9+8.3 pts
84Bulloch County46.9-1.8 pts
85Appling County46.6+2.9 pts
86Fannin County45.9-1.7 pts
87Gordon County45.6+2 pts
88Columbia County45.2-0.8 pts
89Hart County45.1+0.1 pts
90Pierce County45+3 pts
91Habersham County450 pts
92Rabun County45-8.5 pts
93Colquitt County44.9-2.5 pts
94Clay County44.70 pts
95Forsyth County44.6+0.6 pts
96Jasper County44.5-2.3 pts
97Union County44.3+5.4 pts
98Pike County44.1+3 pts
99Stephens County44+3.7 pts
100Bartow County44-1.1 pts
101Glynn County43.8-1.4 pts
102Catoosa County43.7+2.6 pts
103Baker County43.4+8 pts
104Coffee County43.3-0.5 pts
105Berrien County43+7.9 pts
106Heard County42.8+6.8 pts
107Lee County42.6+2.6 pts
108Stewart County42.4-2.7 pts
108Whitfield County42.4-0 pts
110Tift County42.3+1.6 pts
111Wilkinson County42.3-10.6 pts
112Calhoun County42.3+1 pts
113Taliaferro County42+10.3 pts
114Wayne County41.8-2.1 pts
115Gilmer County41.5-1.1 pts
116Paulding County41.5+1 pts
117Elbert County41.4-1.7 pts
118Jackson County40.70 pts
119Banks County40.6-2.7 pts
120White County40.4+2.4 pts
121Decatur County40.4+3.2 pts
122Dodge County40.3-2.1 pts
123Chattahoochee County40+0.1 pts
124Irwin County39.5-3.3 pts
125Toombs County39.4-6.8 pts
126Haralson County39.3+6.2 pts
127Franklin County38.9-2.6 pts
128Wilkes County38.8-1.7 pts
129Brantley County38.2-8.4 pts
129Wheeler County38.2-1.7 pts
131Harris County37.7+2 pts
132Jefferson County37.3-5.8 pts
133Monroe County36.9-4.4 pts
134Tattnall County36.9-1.9 pts
135Ben Hill County36.3-3.4 pts
136Jeff Davis County35.3+4.6 pts
137Marion County35+6.1 pts
138Murray County34.5-4.9 pts
139Greene County34.3-12.8 pts
140Webster County34.3-27.5 pts
141Twiggs County33.8+1.5 pts
142Evans County33.8-5.8 pts
143Lamar County33.3-9.5 pts
144Crawford County32.4+3.5 pts
145Treutlen County32.3-2.7 pts
146Turner County32.3-9.1 pts
147Effingham County31.4-2.9 pts
147Morgan County31.4-3.6 pts
149Jenkins County30.9-9 pts
150Clinch County30.8+3.8 pts
151Candler County30.1-4.9 pts
152Emanuel County28.6-0.9 pts
153Dade County28.5+7.2 pts
154Glascock County27.7-5.8 pts
155Oconee County27.4+0.2 pts
156Screven County25.1-0.5 pts
157Seminole County24.4-5.8 pts
158Dooly County23.6-0.7 pts
159Quitman County22.5-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/georgia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hancock County, with 75.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Quitman County, with 22.5% in 2023.

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