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All counties in Georgia eviction risk overview
County index·159 counties tracked

All Counties in Georgia, Eviction Risk 2026

159 counties covering 673 incorporated cities and 5,468,485 residents. Statewide average landlord risk score is 3.8/10 (Low), but county-level scores vary sharply, urban counties with strong tenant protections or high rent burdens routinely score several points above rural counties.

Counties tracked159administrative regions
State avg risk3.8/ 10 · Low
Cities in dataset673incorporated places
Total residents5.5Macross all counties
All 159 counties in Georgia
Ranked by eviction risk · click any column to re-sort, or search to filter
County↕ Population↕ Risk↕ Lean↕ Renters↕ % income on rent↕ Avg rent↕ Poverty↕ Cities↕
01 Randolph County Pop 3,965 · 62% renters · 32% on rent · $667 · 2 cities 3,965 5.9 Dem 61.6% 32.0% $667 33.2% 2
02 Union County Pop 902 · 81% renters · 43% on rent · $788 · 1 city 902 5.9 Rep 81.0% 43.0% $788 40.3% 1
03 Hancock County Pop 1,830 · 48% renters · 51% on rent · $906 · 1 city 1,830 5.2 Dem 47.8% 51.0% $906 54.5% 1
04 Bibb County Pop 156,578 · 49% renters · 35% on rent · $1,066 · 1 city 156,578 4.6 Dem 48.6% 34.7% $1,066 24.8% 1
05 Chattahoochee County Pop 8,887 · 61% renters · 25% on rent · $1,348 · 1 city 8,887 4.6 Rep 60.7% 24.7% $1,348 16.2% 1
06 Clarke County Pop 129,568 · 34% renters · 34% on rent · $1,126 · 2 cities 129,568 4.6 Dem 33.5% 33.8% $1,126 14.2% 2
07 Baldwin County Pop 21,114 · 35% renters · 39% on rent · $871 · 3 cities 21,114 4.5 IND 34.8% 39.2% $871 31.7% 3
08 DeKalb County Pop 439,239 · 45% renters · 35% on rent · $1,647 · 21 cities 439,239 4.5 Dem 45.2% 35.2% $1,647 13.9% 21
09 Forsyth County Pop 8,513 · 53% renters · 41% on rent · $1,549 · 2 cities 8,513 4.5 Rep 52.7% 41.4% $1,549 37.6% 2
10 Lowndes County Pop 73,432 · 46% renters · 38% on rent · $972 · 9 cities 73,432 4.4 Rep 46.1% 38.0% $972 25.7% 9
11 Liberty County Pop 53,285 · 46% renters · 32% on rent · $1,247 · 6 cities 53,285 4.4 Dem 46.1% 31.8% $1,247 14.2% 6
12 Lumpkin County Pop 7,299 · 41% renters · 51% on rent · $1,220 · 1 city 7,299 4.4 Rep 41.2% 51.0% $1,220 34.3% 1
13 Houston County Pop 115,689 · 52% renters · 31% on rent · $1,289 · 4 cities 115,689 4.4 Rep 52.4% 30.7% $1,289 11.5% 4
14 Camden County Pop 42,508 · 44% renters · 36% on rent · $1,195 · 5 cities 42,508 4.3 Rep 44.4% 36.2% $1,195 13.5% 5
15 Mitchell County Pop 9,665 · 41% renters · 33% on rent · $755 · 4 cities 9,665 4.3 Rep 41.3% 32.8% $755 31.3% 4
16 Newton County Pop 18,853 · 41% renters · 37% on rent · $1,274 · 5 cities 18,853 4.3 Dem 40.8% 37.1% $1,274 16.2% 5
17 Terrell County Pop 4,991 · 40% renters · 30% on rent · $701 · 4 cities 4,991 4.3 Dem 39.7% 30.5% $701 26.1% 4
18 Long County Pop 2,942 · 47% renters · 28% on rent · $858 · 3 cities 2,942 4.3 Rep 47.0% 28.4% $858 22.2% 3
19 Bulloch County Pop 37,278 · 46% renters · 28% on rent · $988 · 4 cities 37,278 4.3 Rep 45.6% 28.0% $988 18.9% 4
20 Thomas County Pop 23,562 · 42% renters · 35% on rent · $821 · 6 cities 23,562 4.2 Rep 42.1% 35.4% $821 28.7% 6
21 Polk County Pop 17,967 · 45% renters · 31% on rent · $955 · 3 cities 17,967 4.2 Rep 44.6% 31.4% $955 23.6% 3
22 Pulaski County Pop 4,731 · 50% renters · 36% on rent · $794 · 1 city 4,731 4.2 Rep 49.8% 36.2% $794 23.9% 1
23 Floyd County Pop 47,217 · 55% renters · 32% on rent · $1,018 · 5 cities 47,217 4.2 Rep 54.7% 31.8% $1,018 19.2% 5
24 Spalding County Pop 34,063 · 46% renters · 32% on rent · $1,254 · 6 cities 34,063 4.2 Rep 46.0% 32.1% $1,254 23.6% 6
25 Turner County Pop 5,611 · 44% renters · 24% on rent · $791 · 3 cities 5,611 4.2 Rep 43.7% 23.5% $791 23.6% 3
26 Clayton County Pop 79,506 · 47% renters · 39% on rent · $1,367 · 9 cities 79,506 4.2 Dem 46.6% 38.6% $1,367 19.1% 9
27 Coffee County Pop 16,596 · 45% renters · 27% on rent · $651 · 4 cities 16,596 4.1 Rep 44.9% 27.2% $651 38.0% 4
28 Bryan County Pop 20,874 · 39% renters · 27% on rent · $1,409 · 2 cities 20,874 4.1 Rep 38.8% 26.6% $1,409 11.1% 2
29 Peach County Pop 14,829 · 34% renters · 24% on rent · $953 · 2 cities 14,829 4.1 IND 33.8% 24.0% $953 21.1% 2
30 Cook County Pop 9,163 · 44% renters · 29% on rent · $939 · 5 cities 9,163 4.1 Rep 44.0% 29.2% $939 25.2% 5
31 Elbert County Pop 5,655 · 42% renters · 37% on rent · $848 · 3 cities 5,655 4.1 Rep 42.2% 37.2% $848 29.3% 3
32 Tift County Pop 21,286 · 55% renters · 25% on rent · $783 · 5 cities 21,286 4.1 Rep 54.7% 24.9% $783 34.0% 5
33 Brooks County Pop 5,070 · 36% renters · 29% on rent · $867 · 4 cities 5,070 4.1 Rep 35.5% 28.9% $867 33.0% 4
34 Cobb County Pop 305,796 · 43% renters · 31% on rent · $1,617 · 10 cities 305,796 4.1 Dem 43.0% 31.5% $1,617 10.7% 10
35 Dougherty County Pop 70,374 · 45% renters · 38% on rent · $990 · 2 cities 70,374 4.1 Dem 45.4% 38.4% $990 22.3% 2
36 McDuffie County Pop 7,581 · 36% renters · 31% on rent · $976 · 2 cities 7,581 4.1 Rep 36.3% 30.6% $976 20.9% 2
37 Calhoun County Pop 4,520 · 39% renters · 31% on rent · $631 · 4 cities 4,520 4.0 Dem 39.0% 31.0% $631 24.7% 4
38 Baker County Pop 479 · 45% renters · 35% on rent · $602 · 1 city 479 4.0 Rep 45.2% 34.7% $602 48.3% 1
39 Ben Hill County Pop 8,918 · 46% renters · 30% on rent · $670 · 1 city 8,918 4.0 Rep 46.2% 29.6% $670 25.3% 1
40 Charlton County Pop 5,386 · 35% renters · 27% on rent · $671 · 2 cities 5,386 4.0 Rep 34.5% 27.0% $671 27.4% 2
41 Cherokee County Pop 95,413 · 35% renters · 33% on rent · $1,514 · 5 cities 95,413 4.0 Rep 34.8% 32.6% $1,514 5.6% 5
42 Irwin County Pop 3,100 · 47% renters · 26% on rent · $868 · 1 city 3,100 4.0 Rep 46.5% 26.1% $868 21.6% 1
43 Jefferson County Pop 7,138 · 42% renters · 29% on rent · $698 · 8 cities 7,138 4.0 Dem 42.0% 28.6% $698 33.9% 8
44 Lamar County Pop 7,182 · 58% renters · 32% on rent · $953 · 3 cities 7,182 4.0 Rep 58.0% 32.0% $953 41.1% 3
45 Macon County Pop 5,599 · 39% renters · 30% on rent · $639 · 4 cities 5,599 4.0 Dem 39.5% 29.8% $639 35.5% 4
46 Quitman County Pop 2,264 · 16% renters · 17% on rent · $918 · 1 city 2,264 4.0 Rep 15.8% 16.8% $918 15.5% 1
47 Rockdale County Pop 22,797 · 43% renters · 40% on rent · $1,120 · 3 cities 22,797 4.0 Dem 43.4% 40.0% $1,120 27.2% 3
48 Schley County Pop 1,668 · 32% renters · 32% on rent · $747 · 1 city 1,668 4.0 Rep 31.7% 32.0% $747 17.7% 1
49 Stewart County Pop 2,595 · 44% renters · 27% on rent · $1,008 · 2 cities 2,595 4.0 Dem 43.5% 27.1% $1,008 27.8% 2
50 Fulton County Pop 1.13M · 39% renters · 30% on rent · $1,681 · 14 cities 1.13M 4.0 Dem 39.0% 30.5% $1,681 11.4% 14
51 Gwinnett County Pop 257,670 · 31% renters · 34% on rent · $1,839 · 13 cities 257,670 4.0 Dem 30.7% 34.2% $1,839 9.8% 13
52 Chattooga County Pop 7,586 · 45% renters · 27% on rent · $684 · 4 cities 7,586 4.0 Rep 45.1% 27.4% $684 18.0% 4
53 Henry County Pop 85,903 · 32% renters · 38% on rent · $1,642 · 4 cities 85,903 4.0 Dem 32.2% 37.5% $1,642 13.0% 4
54 Worth County Pop 7,250 · 33% renters · 30% on rent · $892 · 4 cities 7,250 4.0 Rep 33.3% 30.0% $892 22.0% 4
55 Douglas County Pop 56,292 · 40% renters · 26% on rent · $1,323 · 3 cities 56,292 3.9 Dem 40.4% 26.3% $1,323 10.4% 3
56 Towns County Pop 2,572 · 39% renters · 31% on rent · $892 · 3 cities 2,572 3.9 Rep 38.8% 31.1% $892 22.3% 3
57 Troup County Pop 38,727 · 42% renters · 27% on rent · $1,078 · 3 cities 38,727 3.9 Rep 42.1% 27.4% $1,078 16.6% 3
58 Wheeler County Pop 4,000 · 47% renters · 35% on rent · $498 · 3 cities 4,000 3.9 Rep 47.0% 35.5% $498 13.6% 3
59 Glynn County Pop 51,389 · 39% renters · 23% on rent · $1,175 · 7 cities 51,389 3.9 Rep 39.3% 23.2% $1,175 20.2% 7
60 Burke County Pop 7,368 · 30% renters · 25% on rent · $644 · 5 cities 7,368 3.9 IND 30.2% 24.9% $644 23.9% 5
61 Colquitt County Pop 17,932 · 41% renters · 26% on rent · $880 · 5 cities 17,932 3.9 Rep 40.5% 25.9% $880 21.2% 5
62 Gilmer County Pop 2,514 · 42% renters · 28% on rent · $857 · 3 cities 2,514 3.9 Rep 41.9% 27.9% $857 19.2% 3
63 Johnson County Pop 4,133 · 37% renters · 37% on rent · $697 · 3 cities 4,133 3.9 Rep 37.3% 37.1% $697 30.8% 3
64 Carroll County Pop 63,447 · 33% renters · 29% on rent · $1,231 · 8 cities 63,447 3.9 Rep 33.3% 28.6% $1,231 13.9% 8
65 Haralson County Pop 12,800 · 44% renters · 28% on rent · $885 · 4 cities 12,800 3.9 Rep 43.7% 28.1% $885 15.4% 4
66 Paulding County Pop 20,345 · 34% renters · 37% on rent · $1,523 · 3 cities 20,345 3.9 Rep 34.4% 36.7% $1,523 16.5% 3
67 Warren County Pop 2,670 · 31% renters · 37% on rent · $694 · 3 cities 2,670 3.9 Dem 30.7% 36.7% $694 26.9% 3
68 Franklin County Pop 7,500 · 32% renters · 26% on rent · $905 · 5 cities 7,500 3.9 Rep 31.7% 25.8% $905 20.7% 5
69 Putnam County Pop 7,313 · 37% renters · 44% on rent · $896 · 2 cities 7,313 3.9 Rep 36.8% 43.7% $896 14.5% 2
70 Rabun County Pop 4,645 · 38% renters · 33% on rent · $1,427 · 6 cities 4,645 3.9 Rep 37.7% 33.1% $1,427 16.8% 6
71 Sumter County Pop 17,304 · 40% renters · 32% on rent · $824 · 4 cities 17,304 3.9 IND 40.5% 31.9% $824 24.2% 4
72 Habersham County Pop 15,085 · 36% renters · 32% on rent · $1,064 · 5 cities 15,085 3.8 Rep 36.1% 32.1% $1,064 19.1% 5
73 Laurens County Pop 21,262 · 40% renters · 27% on rent · $904 · 6 cities 21,262 3.8 Rep 39.5% 27.0% $904 23.9% 6
74 Richmond County Pop 206,081 · 31% renters · 31% on rent · $1,064 · 3 cities 206,081 3.8 Dem 31.2% 31.1% $1,064 20.6% 3
75 Columbia County Pop 92,349 · 26% renters · 39% on rent · $1,286 · 5 cities 92,349 3.8 Rep 26.4% 39.4% $1,286 10.6% 5
76 Atkinson County Pop 3,581 · 56% renters · 33% on rent · $677 · 5 cities 3,581 3.8 Rep 56.3% 32.6% $677 29.1% 5
77 Hall County Pop 81,658 · 35% renters · 27% on rent · $1,606 · 7 cities 81,658 3.8 Rep 35.3% 27.0% $1,606 9.0% 7
78 Miller County Pop 1,923 · 48% renters · 43% on rent · $711 · 2 cities 1,923 3.8 Rep 48.4% 43.2% $711 39.1% 2
79 Stephens County Pop 9,974 · 38% renters · 22% on rent · $832 · 3 cities 9,974 3.8 Rep 37.7% 21.9% $832 15.8% 3
80 Taylor County Pop 2,984 · 56% renters · 33% on rent · $584 · 3 cities 2,984 3.8 Rep 55.9% 32.7% $584 40.8% 3
81 Berrien County Pop 7,364 · 40% renters · 25% on rent · $750 · 4 cities 7,364 3.8 Rep 39.7% 25.2% $750 30.0% 4
82 Wilcox County Pop 4,959 · 35% renters · 26% on rent · $631 · 4 cities 4,959 3.8 Rep 34.8% 26.3% $631 25.5% 4
83 Fannin County Pop 5,244 · 47% renters · 24% on rent · $907 · 5 cities 5,244 3.8 Rep 46.9% 24.3% $907 23.8% 5
84 Dodge County Pop 8,318 · 40% renters · 24% on rent · $539 · 4 cities 8,318 3.8 Rep 39.5% 24.4% $539 21.2% 4
85 Dooly County Pop 7,263 · 38% renters · 24% on rent · $642 · 6 cities 7,263 3.8 Rep 38.4% 24.5% $642 27.5% 6
86 Meriwether County Pop 7,359 · 34% renters · 28% on rent · $996 · 6 cities 7,359 3.8 Rep 34.0% 28.2% $996 18.6% 6
87 Oglethorpe County Pop 2,641 · 28% renters · 27% on rent · $930 · 5 cities 2,641 3.7 Rep 27.9% 26.8% $930 19.3% 5
88 Grady County Pop 10,709 · 46% renters · 23% on rent · $802 · 3 cities 10,709 3.7 Rep 45.6% 22.9% $802 10.6% 3
89 Evans County Pop 4,415 · 41% renters · 24% on rent · $816 · 4 cities 4,415 3.7 Rep 40.7% 24.1% $816 18.3% 4
90 Heard County Pop 2,278 · 38% renters · 34% on rent · $835 · 4 cities 2,278 3.7 Rep 37.8% 34.0% $835 40.2% 4
91 Lincoln County Pop 1,768 · 41% renters · 25% on rent · $734 · 1 city 1,768 3.7 Rep 40.9% 25.0% $734 15.6% 1
92 Madison County Pop 5,145 · 35% renters · 26% on rent · $981 · 5 cities 5,145 3.7 Rep 35.3% 26.3% $981 17.7% 5
93 Montgomery County Pop 3,516 · 27% renters · 35% on rent · $731 · 6 cities 3,516 3.7 Rep 27.4% 35.0% $731 15.4% 6
94 Treutlen County Pop 2,929 · 50% renters · 25% on rent · $718 · 2 cities 2,929 3.7 Rep 49.6% 25.4% $718 33.9% 2
95 Wayne County Pop 11,098 · 38% renters · 28% on rent · $758 · 4 cities 11,098 3.7 Rep 38.2% 28.5% $758 22.2% 4
96 Decatur County Pop 15,596 · 31% renters · 35% on rent · $819 · 5 cities 15,596 3.7 Rep 31.2% 34.6% $819 30.3% 5
97 Crisp County Pop 10,891 · 39% renters · 32% on rent · $829 · 4 cities 10,891 3.7 Rep 38.9% 32.4% $829 20.5% 4
98 Crawford County Pop 1,397 · 60% renters · 26% on rent · $727 · 3 cities 1,397 3.7 Rep 60.3% 26.0% $727 45.2% 3
99 Effingham County Pop 17,046 · 27% renters · 25% on rent · $1,166 · 3 cities 17,046 3.7 Rep 27.1% 25.0% $1,166 12.2% 3
100 Pickens County Pop 6,070 · 25% renters · 40% on rent · $1,072 · 3 cities 6,070 3.7 Rep 24.6% 39.7% $1,072 16.4% 3
101 Chatham County Pop 260,909 · 27% renters · 34% on rent · $1,675 · 17 cities 260,909 3.7 Dem 27.2% 33.9% $1,675 9.8% 17
102 Emanuel County Pop 11,797 · 36% renters · 24% on rent · $749 · 8 cities 11,797 3.7 Rep 36.1% 23.7% $749 25.8% 8
103 Bartow County Pop 37,157 · 30% renters · 32% on rent · $1,138 · 7 cities 37,157 3.6 Rep 29.9% 32.0% $1,138 10.4% 7
104 Butts County Pop 7,422 · 21% renters · 32% on rent · $1,066 · 3 cities 7,422 3.6 Rep 21.4% 32.2% $1,066 14.2% 3
105 Jenkins County Pop 3,295 · 35% renters · 26% on rent · $541 · 3 cities 3,295 3.6 Rep 35.2% 26.1% $541 29.2% 3
106 Wilkes County Pop 4,617 · 36% renters · 18% on rent · $834 · 3 cities 4,617 3.6 Rep 36.3% 17.9% $834 24.8% 3
107 Catoosa County Pop 20,644 · 36% renters · 25% on rent · $1,016 · 4 cities 20,644 3.6 Rep 36.5% 24.8% $1,016 8.8% 4
108 Pike County Pop 3,997 · 24% renters · 32% on rent · $1,237 · 6 cities 3,997 3.6 Rep 24.0% 31.7% $1,237 12.4% 6
109 Appling County Pop 5,680 · 24% renters · 44% on rent · $578 · 3 cities 5,680 3.6 Rep 23.5% 44.4% $578 40.6% 3
110 Bacon County Pop 3,597 · 47% renters · 22% on rent · $1,004 · 2 cities 3,597 3.6 Rep 46.9% 22.4% $1,004 16.6% 2
111 Dade County Pop 3,926 · 21% renters · 18% on rent · $807 · 4 cities 3,926 3.6 Rep 21.3% 18.1% $807 17.6% 4
112 Jasper County Pop 3,092 · 26% renters · 19% on rent · $994 · 2 cities 3,092 3.6 Rep 26.4% 19.4% $994 13.3% 2
113 Jones County Pop 3,512 · 28% renters · 35% on rent · $921 · 1 city 3,512 3.6 Rep 28.4% 35.1% $921 5.3% 1
114 Lanier County Pop 3,153 · 28% renters · 43% on rent · $870 · 2 cities 3,153 3.6 Rep 27.7% 43.4% $870 34.3% 2
115 Muscogee County Pop 203,711 · 49% renters · 30% on rent · $1,106 · 1 city 203,711 3.6 Dem 49.2% 30.3% $1,106 18.8% 1
116 Seminole County Pop 3,202 · 30% renters · 33% on rent · $821 · 2 cities 3,202 3.6 Rep 30.5% 33.3% $821 18.0% 2
117 Telfair County Pop 7,997 · 34% renters · 26% on rent · $808 · 4 cities 7,997 3.6 Rep 33.6% 26.4% $808 29.5% 4
118 Walton County Pop 23,762 · 24% renters · 29% on rent · $1,257 · 6 cities 23,762 3.6 Rep 23.5% 29.5% $1,257 12.1% 6
119 Walker County Pop 26,766 · 27% renters · 29% on rent · $936 · 7 cities 26,766 3.6 Rep 27.3% 29.4% $936 14.4% 7
120 Greene County Pop 6,073 · 29% renters · 25% on rent · $923 · 5 cities 6,073 3.6 Rep 29.5% 24.5% $923 23.7% 5
121 Early County Pop 5,740 · 38% renters · 32% on rent · $829 · 4 cities 5,740 3.6 Rep 38.2% 31.9% $829 18.9% 4
122 Wilkinson County Pop 4,119 · 26% renters · 29% on rent · $809 · 4 cities 4,119 3.6 Rep 26.4% 29.3% $809 18.9% 4
123 Barrow County Pop 33,145 · 26% renters · 30% on rent · $1,191 · 6 cities 33,145 3.6 Rep 25.8% 30.2% $1,191 11.2% 6
124 Candler County Pop 4,787 · 34% renters · 20% on rent · $686 · 3 cities 4,787 3.6 Rep 34.4% 20.4% $686 10.6% 3
125 Clay County Pop 1,642 · 37% renters · 26% on rent · $525 · 3 cities 1,642 3.6 Dem 36.9% 26.2% $525 45.7% 3
126 Lee County Pop 3,926 · 34% renters · 29% on rent · $1,013 · 3 cities 3,926 3.6 Rep 33.9% 29.0% $1,013 22.5% 3
127 Gordon County Pop 21,082 · 36% renters · 25% on rent · $1,004 · 5 cities 21,082 3.6 Rep 35.9% 24.7% $1,004 20.7% 5
128 Tattnall County Pop 8,684 · 33% renters · 25% on rent · $618 · 5 cities 8,684 3.6 Rep 32.6% 25.1% $618 13.5% 5
129 Jackson County Pop 35,380 · 25% renters · 29% on rent · $1,145 · 7 cities 35,380 3.6 Rep 25.1% 29.2% $1,145 9.3% 7
130 Marion County Pop 1,750 · 34% renters · 39% on rent · $657 · 2 cities 1,750 3.6 Rep 33.7% 39.2% $657 20.4% 2
131 Toombs County Pop 15,145 · 44% renters · 30% on rent · $763 · 4 cities 15,145 3.6 Rep 44.2% 29.6% $763 19.0% 4
132 Twiggs County Pop 1,119 · 39% renters · 30% on rent · $902 · 2 cities 1,119 3.6 Rep 39.1% 29.9% $902 26.9% 2
133 Ware County Pop 14,081 · 37% renters · 38% on rent · $757 · 4 cities 14,081 3.6 Rep 36.6% 37.8% $757 25.8% 4
134 Screven County Pop 4,018 · 27% renters · 21% on rent · $788 · 5 cities 4,018 3.5 Rep 26.9% 20.6% $788 21.7% 5
135 Washington County Pop 10,109 · 24% renters · 27% on rent · $797 · 7 cities 10,109 3.5 IND 23.7% 27.1% $797 19.0% 7
136 Whitfield County Pop 39,327 · 27% renters · 29% on rent · $1,002 · 4 cities 39,327 3.5 Rep 26.6% 29.0% $1,002 8.0% 4
137 Upson County Pop 15,503 · 33% renters · 34% on rent · $818 · 7 cities 15,503 3.5 Rep 33.2% 34.2% $818 20.5% 7
138 Coweta County Pop 60,861 · 21% renters · 24% on rent · $1,249 · 9 cities 60,861 3.5 Rep 21.4% 24.3% $1,249 11.4% 9
139 Bleckley County Pop 5,761 · 26% renters · 38% on rent · $871 · 4 cities 5,761 3.5 Rep 26.4% 38.2% $871 20.0% 4
140 McIntosh County Pop 3,320 · 22% renters · 36% on rent · $763 · 3 cities 3,320 3.5 Rep 22.2% 36.4% $763 37.7% 3
141 Morgan County Pop 11,133 · 22% renters · 33% on rent · $1,588 · 5 cities 11,133 3.5 Rep 22.2% 33.5% $1,588 7.0% 5
142 White County Pop 5,097 · 28% renters · 29% on rent · $1,025 · 4 cities 5,097 3.5 Rep 28.2% 28.7% $1,025 12.9% 4
143 Hart County Pop 10,528 · 26% renters · 30% on rent · $971 · 5 cities 10,528 3.5 Rep 25.8% 30.3% $971 16.0% 5
144 Glascock County Pop 1,430 · 34% renters · 31% on rent · $683 · 4 cities 1,430 3.5 Rep 33.6% 30.7% $683 18.7% 4
145 Jeff Davis County Pop 5,371 · 27% renters · 41% on rent · $804 · 3 cities 5,371 3.5 Rep 27.5% 41.1% $804 25.4% 3
146 Talbot County Pop 1,619 · 25% renters · 29% on rent · $856 · 5 cities 1,619 3.5 Dem 25.1% 28.6% $856 31.6% 5
147 Pierce County Pop 8,828 · 27% renters · 26% on rent · $868 · 7 cities 8,828 3.5 Rep 26.9% 26.0% $868 23.2% 7
148 Brantley County Pop 3,964 · 24% renters · 26% on rent · $704 · 5 cities 3,964 3.4 Rep 23.9% 26.2% $704 25.2% 5
149 Dawson County Pop 4,403 · 28% renters · 27% on rent · $1,208 · 1 city 4,403 3.4 Rep 27.5% 27.0% $1,208 5.6% 1
150 Fayette County Pop 68,233 · 18% renters · 41% on rent · $1,628 · 6 cities 68,233 3.4 Rep 17.7% 41.4% $1,628 4.8% 6
151 Harris County Pop 8,744 · 19% renters · 25% on rent · $1,204 · 8 cities 8,744 3.4 Rep 18.9% 24.6% $1,204 9.8% 8
152 Clinch County Pop 3,714 · 27% renters · 26% on rent · $446 · 4 cities 3,714 3.4 Rep 27.5% 26.4% $446 42.5% 4
153 Murray County Pop 5,628 · 26% renters · 24% on rent · $889 · 2 cities 5,628 3.4 Rep 25.6% 23.7% $889 17.0% 2
154 Taliaferro County Pop 604 · 29% renters · 31% on rent · $645 · 2 cities 604 3.4 Dem 29.1% 31.4% $645 21.6% 2
155 Banks County Pop 7,286 · 16% renters · 29% on rent · $1,149 · 4 cities 7,286 3.3 Rep 15.9% 28.7% $1,149 9.7% 4
156 Oconee County Pop 5,878 · 17% renters · 23% on rent · $1,174 · 4 cities 5,878 3.3 Rep 16.9% 23.4% $1,174 6.1% 4
157 Monroe County Pop 5,682 · 23% renters · 24% on rent · $933 · 5 cities 5,682 3.3 Rep 22.8% 24.1% $933 12.7% 5
158 Webster County Pop 2,381 · 23% renters · 12% on rent · $658 · 1 city 2,381 3.3 Rep 23.0% 11.9% $658 26.4% 1
159 Echols County Pop 3,709 · 24% renters · 24% on rent · $1,017 · 1 city 3,709 3.2 Rep 24.1% 24.3% $1,017 16.3% 1

Understanding county eviction risk in Georgia

Georgia's 159 counties span eviction-risk scores from 3.2 in Echols County to 5.9 in Randolph County , a 2.7-point gap that captures how unevenly rent burdens, renter populations, and local tenant politics are distributed across the state. The statewide average sits at 3.8/10 (Low), but that single figure hides far more than it reveals, the table above scores every county on the same 1–10 scale so you can see exactly where landlord exposure concentrates.

The counties carrying the most eviction risk, Randolph County, Union County, Hancock County, are Georgia's denser, higher-cost markets. In Hancock County, renters spend an average of 51% of household income on rent, and 48% of its homes are renter-occupied, the cost pressure that pushes filings up and pulls tenant-protection ordinances into local politics. Larger metros also concentrate the legal-aid networks and renter-organizing capacity that lift a county's score above the rural baseline.

At the other end of the table, Echols County, Webster County, Monroe County score lowest. These tend to be smaller, more rural counties where homeownership is the norm, rent-to-income ratios run lower, and local rent-control or just-cause ordinances are rare or state-preempted. Evictions still happen there, but the structural pressure that drives a high score (heavy rent burden, a large renter majority, organized tenant advocacy) is simply weaker.

Each county score is a population-weighted aggregate of every city scored inside it, so a county with one expensive urban core and a dozen quiet suburbs lands somewhere in between. Click any county row to drill into its cities ranked one by one, a zoomed heat map, and a full breakdown of rent burden, renter share, poverty rate, and political margin. For the statutes that apply statewide regardless of county, notice periods, security-deposit caps, just-cause and rent-control rules, see the Georgia state overview.

Landlord guides for Georgia

State-specific playbooks
Georgia Eviction Costs →
Filing fees, attorney fees, lost rent, sheriff lockout
Georgia Eviction Process →
Step-by-step timeline, notices, statute cites
Georgia Rent Control →
Statewide caps, local ordinances, just-cause
Georgia Tenant Screening →
Five-point protocol, legal rules, protected classes
Georgia Tenant Protections →
Just cause, retaliation, habitability, entry

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