Georgia

Lowest Tax Counties in Georgia

Counties ranked by effective property tax rate and overall tax burden.

Rankings

Rank	County	Score	Key Metric	Value
#1	Fannin County	82	Effective Tax Rate	36.60%
#2	Towns County	81	Effective Tax Rate	38.28%
#3	Gilmer County	79	Effective Tax Rate	41.12%
#4	Union County	74	Effective Tax Rate	52.44%
#5	Rabun County	73	Effective Tax Rate	54.66%
#6	Hart County	70	Effective Tax Rate	59.83%
#7	Banks County	69	Effective Tax Rate	62.11%
#8	Dade County	68	Effective Tax Rate	63.96%
#9	Quitman County	68	Effective Tax Rate	64.92%
#10	Glynn County	67	Effective Tax Rate	65.84%
#11	Murray County	67	Effective Tax Rate	66.88%
#12	Cobb County Deep Dive	66	Effective Tax Rate	68.84%
#13	Carroll County	66	Effective Tax Rate	67.95%
#14	Dawson County	66	Effective Tax Rate	68.46%
#15	Habersham County	66	Effective Tax Rate	68.17%
#16	Heard County	66	Effective Tax Rate	68.20%
#17	White County	66	Effective Tax Rate	67.72%
#18	Greene County	65	Effective Tax Rate	69.22%
#19	Pickens County	65	Effective Tax Rate	70.48%
#20	Cherokee County	64	Effective Tax Rate	71.32%
#21	Gordon County	64	Effective Tax Rate	72.70%
#22	Lumpkin County	64	Effective Tax Rate	72.49%
#23	Putnam County	64	Effective Tax Rate	71.27%
#24	Whitfield County	64	Effective Tax Rate	72.91%
#25	Appling County	63	Effective Tax Rate	74.24%
#26	Catoosa County	63	Effective Tax Rate	73.06%
#27	Monroe County	63	Effective Tax Rate	73.74%
#28	Oconee County	63	Effective Tax Rate	73.79%
#29	Baker County	62	Effective Tax Rate	75.08%
#30	Baldwin County	62	Effective Tax Rate	75.39%
#31	Bartow County	62	Effective Tax Rate	75.44%
#32	Coffee County	62	Effective Tax Rate	75.76%
#33	Rockdale County	62	Effective Tax Rate	75.43%
#34	Forsyth County Deep Dive	61	Effective Tax Rate	77.59%
#35	Bulloch County	60	Effective Tax Rate	80.58%
#36	Coweta County	60	Effective Tax Rate	79.75%
#37	Hall County	60	Effective Tax Rate	79.24%
#38	McIntosh County	60	Effective Tax Rate	79.38%
#39	Douglas County Deep Dive	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.31%
#40	Early County	59	Effective Tax Rate	81.26%
#41	Fayette County	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.61%
#42	Floyd County	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.07%
#43	Franklin County	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.89%
#44	Morgan County	59	Effective Tax Rate	81.69%
#45	Thomas County	59	Effective Tax Rate	81.72%
#46	Wayne County	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.14%
#47	Wheeler County	59	Effective Tax Rate	82.93%
#48	Barrow County	58	Effective Tax Rate	84.94%
#49	Bryan County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.56%
#50	Burke County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.83%
#51	Butts County	58	Effective Tax Rate	84.40%
#52	Chattooga County	58	Effective Tax Rate	84.61%
#53	Laurens County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.94%
#54	Madison County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.82%
#55	Marion County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.20%
#56	Oglethorpe County	58	Effective Tax Rate	83.61%
#57	Walker County	58	Effective Tax Rate	84.02%
#58	Chattahoochee County	57	Effective Tax Rate	85.31%
#59	Cook County	57	Effective Tax Rate	86.62%
#60	Houston County	57	Effective Tax Rate	86.65%
#61	Lowndes County	57	Effective Tax Rate	85.71%
#62	McDuffie County	57	Effective Tax Rate	86.94%
#63	Polk County	57	Effective Tax Rate	85.80%
#64	Stephens County	57	Effective Tax Rate	85.34%
#65	Walton County	57	Effective Tax Rate	85.00%
#66	Emanuel County	56	Effective Tax Rate	88.23%
#67	Evans County	56	Effective Tax Rate	88.58%
#68	Muscogee County	56	Effective Tax Rate	87.83%
#69	Wilkinson County	56	Effective Tax Rate	87.79%
#70	Colquitt County	55	Effective Tax Rate	90.87%
#71	Echols County	55	Effective Tax Rate	90.95%
#72	Haralson County	55	Effective Tax Rate	90.14%
#73	Harris County	55	Effective Tax Rate	90.04%
#74	Lincoln County	55	Effective Tax Rate	89.47%
#75	Paulding County	55	Effective Tax Rate	89.69%
#76	Taylor County	55	Effective Tax Rate	90.34%
#77	Upson County	55	Effective Tax Rate	89.16%
#78	Fulton County	54	Effective Tax Rate	91.16%
#79	Clayton County	54	Effective Tax Rate	91.09%
#80	Columbia County	54	Effective Tax Rate	91.24%
#81	Crawford County	54	Effective Tax Rate	91.30%
#82	Jackson County	54	Effective Tax Rate	92.59%
#83	Jasper County	54	Effective Tax Rate	92.77%
#84	Jenkins County	54	Effective Tax Rate	92.18%
#85	Meriwether County	54	Effective Tax Rate	92.39%
#86	Schley County	54	Effective Tax Rate	92.74%
#87	Atkinson County	53	Effective Tax Rate	93.26%
#88	Chatham County	53	Effective Tax Rate	94.31%
#89	Clarke County	53	Effective Tax Rate	94.89%
#90	DeKalb County	53	Effective Tax Rate	94.85%
#91	Dodge County	53	Effective Tax Rate	93.69%
#92	Elbert County	53	Effective Tax Rate	93.11%
#93	Pike County	53	Effective Tax Rate	94.59%
#94	Randolph County	53	Effective Tax Rate	93.20%
#95	Wilcox County	53	Effective Tax Rate	93.11%
#96	Bacon County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.76%
#97	Camden County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.20%
#98	Candler County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.47%
#99	Decatur County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.66%
#100	Newton County	52	Effective Tax Rate	95.11%
#101	Pierce County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.66%
#102	Pulaski County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.60%
#103	Richmond County	52	Effective Tax Rate	95.57%
#104	Spalding County	52	Effective Tax Rate	95.86%
#105	Tift County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.66%
#106	Toombs County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.79%
#107	Warren County	52	Effective Tax Rate	96.13%
#108	Henry County	51	Effective Tax Rate	97.63%
#109	Jeff Davis County	51	Effective Tax Rate	97.28%
#110	Johnson County	51	Effective Tax Rate	98.89%
#111	Effingham County	50	Effective Tax Rate	100.23%
#112	Montgomery County	50	Effective Tax Rate	100.57%
#113	Stewart County	50	Effective Tax Rate	100.69%
#114	Tattnall County	50	Effective Tax Rate	100.95%
#115	Troup County	50	Effective Tax Rate	100.84%
#116	Gwinnett County Deep Dive	49	Effective Tax Rate	101.66%
#117	Ben Hill County	49	Effective Tax Rate	102.80%
#118	Charlton County	49	Effective Tax Rate	101.02%
#119	Jones County	49	Effective Tax Rate	101.57%
#120	Lamar County	49	Effective Tax Rate	101.24%
#121	Bleckley County	48	Effective Tax Rate	104.28%
#122	Glascock County	48	Effective Tax Rate	104.60%
#123	Grady County	48	Effective Tax Rate	103.27%
#124	Hancock County	48	Effective Tax Rate	104.81%
#125	Jefferson County	48	Effective Tax Rate	103.19%
#126	Lanier County	48	Effective Tax Rate	103.79%
#127	Lee County	48	Effective Tax Rate	103.40%
#128	Ware County	48	Effective Tax Rate	103.28%
#129	Berrien County	47	Effective Tax Rate	106.65%
#130	Macon County	47	Effective Tax Rate	106.66%
#131	Treutlen County	47	Effective Tax Rate	105.28%
#132	Twiggs County	47	Effective Tax Rate	106.83%
#133	Clay County	46	Effective Tax Rate	107.51%
#134	Talbot County	46	Effective Tax Rate	107.12%
#135	Screven County	45	Effective Tax Rate	110.58%
#136	Worth County	45	Effective Tax Rate	110.41%
#137	Bibb County	44	Effective Tax Rate	112.31%
#138	Calhoun County	44	Effective Tax Rate	112.84%
#139	Irwin County	44	Effective Tax Rate	112.14%
#140	Long County	43	Effective Tax Rate	114.38%
#141	Liberty County	42	Effective Tax Rate	115.21%
#142	Peach County	42	Effective Tax Rate	116.07%
#143	Washington County	42	Effective Tax Rate	116.62%
#144	Brooks County	41	Effective Tax Rate	118.77%
#145	Telfair County	40	Effective Tax Rate	119.56%
#146	Turner County	40	Effective Tax Rate	120.91%
#147	Brantley County	39	Effective Tax Rate	121.65%
#148	Seminole County	39	Effective Tax Rate	121.12%
#149	Terrell County	39	Effective Tax Rate	122.99%
#150	Sumter County	38	Effective Tax Rate	124.08%
#151	Crisp County	36	Effective Tax Rate	128.16%
#152	Dooly County	36	Effective Tax Rate	128.57%
#153	Taliaferro County	36	Effective Tax Rate	127.60%
#154	Webster County	36	Effective Tax Rate	128.92%
#155	Wilkes County	35	Effective Tax Rate	129.08%
#156	Mitchell County	33	Effective Tax Rate	134.96%
#157	Miller County	32	Effective Tax Rate	135.18%
#158	Dougherty County	28	Effective Tax Rate	144.33%
#159	Clinch County	23	Effective Tax Rate	154.40%

Methodology

Ranked by effective property tax rate from Tax Foundation data.

Tax Foundation |Vintage: 2024 |Last refreshed: Jul 2024 |Next refresh: Jul 2025 |Source

IRS Statistics of Income, County Data |Vintage: 2021 |Last refreshed: Dec 2023 |Next refresh: Dec 2024 |Source