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CountyPulse
CountyPulse

Georgia

Best Counties in Georgia

Counties ranked by a composite score of economic health, safety, education, and quality of life.

Rankings

RankCountyScoreKey MetricValue
#1Jackson County 69Overall Score69/100
#2Dawson County 68Overall Score68/100
#3Bryan County 67Overall Score67/100
#4Long County 67Overall Score67/100
#5Bacon County 61Overall Score61/100
#6Greene County 61Overall Score61/100
#7Wilcox County 60Overall Score60/100
#8Oconee County 59Overall Score59/100
#9Taliaferro County 59Overall Score59/100
#10Treutlen County 59Overall Score59/100
#11Barrow County 57Overall Score57/100
#12Bartow County 57Overall Score57/100
#13Glascock County 57Overall Score57/100
#14Jasper County 57Overall Score57/100
#15Johnson County 57Overall Score57/100
#16Pickens County 57Overall Score57/100
#17Troup County 57Overall Score57/100
#18Clinch County 56Overall Score56/100
#19Monroe County 56Overall Score56/100
#20Bleckley County 55Overall Score55/100
#21Camden County 55Overall Score55/100
#22Effingham County 55Overall Score55/100
#23Fannin County 55Overall Score55/100
#24Meriwether County 55Overall Score55/100
#25Oglethorpe County 55Overall Score55/100
#26Stewart County 55Overall Score55/100
#27Baker County 54Overall Score54/100
#28Haralson County 54Overall Score54/100
#29Morgan County 54Overall Score54/100
#30Wilkinson County 54Overall Score54/100
#31Houston County 53Overall Score53/100
#32Wheeler County 53Overall Score53/100
#33Hart County 52Overall Score52/100
#34Lincoln County 52Overall Score52/100
#35Telfair County 52Overall Score52/100
#36Echols County 51Overall Score51/100
#37Gilmer County 51Overall Score51/100
#38Lamar County 51Overall Score51/100
#39Towns County 51Overall Score51/100
#40Forsyth County Deep Dive50Overall Score50/100
#41Bulloch County 50Overall Score50/100
#42Harris County 50Overall Score50/100
#43McIntosh County 50Overall Score50/100
#44Madison County 50Overall Score50/100
#45Peach County 50Overall Score50/100
#46Pike County 50Overall Score50/100
#47Union County 50Overall Score50/100
#48Webster County 50Overall Score50/100
#49Lumpkin County 49Overall Score49/100
#50Rabun County 49Overall Score49/100
#51Walton County 49Overall Score49/100
#52Fulton County 48Overall Score48/100
#53Banks County 48Overall Score48/100
#54Dooly County 48Overall Score48/100
#55Glynn County 48Overall Score48/100
#56Pulaski County 48Overall Score48/100
#57Taylor County 48Overall Score48/100
#58Columbia County 47Overall Score47/100
#59Habersham County 47Overall Score47/100
#60Lanier County 47Overall Score47/100
#61Upson County 47Overall Score47/100
#62White County 47Overall Score47/100
#63Carroll County 46Overall Score46/100
#64Catoosa County 46Overall Score46/100
#65Cherokee County 46Overall Score46/100
#66Coweta County 46Overall Score46/100
#67Elbert County 46Overall Score46/100
#68Franklin County 46Overall Score46/100
#69Henry County 46Overall Score46/100
#70Lee County 46Overall Score46/100
#71Lowndes County 46Overall Score46/100
#72Quitman County 46Overall Score46/100
#73Calhoun County 45Overall Score45/100
#74Charlton County 45Overall Score45/100
#75Chattahoochee County 45Overall Score45/100
#76Heard County 45Overall Score45/100
#77Montgomery County 45Overall Score45/100
#78Newton County 45Overall Score45/100
#79Putnam County 45Overall Score45/100
#80Schley County 45Overall Score45/100
#81Walker County 45Overall Score45/100
#82Douglas County Deep Dive44Overall Score44/100
#83Brantley County 44Overall Score44/100
#84Gordon County 44Overall Score44/100
#85Hall County 44Overall Score44/100
#86Irwin County 44Overall Score44/100
#87McDuffie County 44Overall Score44/100
#88Paulding County 44Overall Score44/100
#89Pierce County 44Overall Score44/100
#90Spalding County 44Overall Score44/100
#91Clarke County 43Overall Score43/100
#92Cook County 43Overall Score43/100
#93Crawford County 43Overall Score43/100
#94Jones County 43Overall Score43/100
#95Washington County 43Overall Score43/100
#96Emanuel County 42Overall Score42/100
#97Fayette County 42Overall Score42/100
#98Floyd County 42Overall Score42/100
#99Jenkins County 42Overall Score42/100
#100Murray County 42Overall Score42/100
#101Thomas County 42Overall Score42/100
#102Tift County 42Overall Score42/100
#103Wayne County 42Overall Score42/100
#104Atkinson County 41Overall Score41/100
#105Ben Hill County 41Overall Score41/100
#106Butts County 41Overall Score41/100
#107Chatham County 41Overall Score41/100
#108Clay County 41Overall Score41/100
#109Dade County 41Overall Score41/100
#110Turner County 41Overall Score41/100
#111Twiggs County 41Overall Score41/100
#112Wilkes County 41Overall Score41/100
#113Liberty County 40Overall Score40/100
#114Marion County 40Overall Score40/100
#115Miller County 40Overall Score40/100
#116Rockdale County 40Overall Score40/100
#117Warren County 40Overall Score40/100
#118Berrien County 39Overall Score39/100
#119Cobb County Deep Dive39Overall Score39/100
#120Burke County 39Overall Score39/100
#121Decatur County 39Overall Score39/100
#122Evans County 39Overall Score39/100
#123Jefferson County 39Overall Score39/100
#124Macon County 39Overall Score39/100
#125Toombs County 39Overall Score39/100
#126Whitfield County 39Overall Score39/100
#127Gwinnett County Deep Dive38Overall Score38/100
#128Baldwin County 38Overall Score38/100
#129Candler County 38Overall Score38/100
#130Coffee County 38Overall Score38/100
#131Colquitt County 38Overall Score38/100
#132Crisp County 38Overall Score38/100
#133Dodge County 38Overall Score38/100
#134Laurens County 38Overall Score38/100
#135Brooks County 37Overall Score37/100
#136Grady County 37Overall Score37/100
#137Seminole County 37Overall Score37/100
#138Stephens County 37Overall Score37/100
#139DeKalb County 36Overall Score36/100
#140Hancock County 36Overall Score36/100
#141Jeff Davis County 36Overall Score36/100
#142Muscogee County 36Overall Score36/100
#143Polk County 36Overall Score36/100
#144Terrell County 36Overall Score36/100
#145Worth County 36Overall Score36/100
#146Chattooga County 35Overall Score35/100
#147Early County 35Overall Score35/100
#148Richmond County 35Overall Score35/100
#149Ware County 35Overall Score35/100
#150Appling County 34Overall Score34/100
#151Screven County 34Overall Score34/100
#152Sumter County 34Overall Score34/100
#153Tattnall County 34Overall Score34/100
#154Bibb County 33Overall Score33/100
#155Talbot County 33Overall Score33/100
#156Dougherty County 32Overall Score32/100
#157Mitchell County 32Overall Score32/100
#158Randolph County 31Overall Score31/100
#159Clayton County 29Overall Score29/100

Methodology

Composite score combining health score, safety score, median income, education attainment, and population growth.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |Vintage: 2023 |Last refreshed: Dec 2024 |Next refresh: Dec 2025 |Source

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program |Vintage: 2023 |Last refreshed: Oct 2024 |Next refresh: Oct 2025 |Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics |Vintage: 2024 |Last refreshed: Jan 2025 |Next refresh: Feb 2025 |Source

CountyPulse computed metrics |Vintage: 2025 |Last refreshed: Jan 2025 |Source