Best Counties for Families in Georgia 2026

159 counties ranked with the Family lens of the County Fit Score.

Top 5 Family Counties in Georgia

1Towns County

All 159 Family-Ranked Counties in Georgia

Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Towns County, GA	67.7	69.5	-1.8
2	Webster County, GA	66	64.2	+1.8
3	Echols County, GA	63.2	57.8	+5.4
4	Forsyth County, GA	63.1	58.5	+4.6
5	Union County, GA	62.8	62.7	+0.1
6	Johnson County, GA	62.7	61.7	+1
7	Toombs County, GA	62.3	57.5	+4.8
8	Calhoun County, GA	62.2	57.6	+4.6
9	Stewart County, GA	62.1	58.3	+3.8
10	Warren County, GA	61.6	57.2	+4.4
11	Wilcox County, GA	61.1	60.3	+0.8
12	Charlton County, GA	61	61.2	-0.2
13	Morgan County, GA	61	56.1	+4.9
14	Dade County, GA	60.9	64.2	-3.3
15	Glascock County, GA	60.6	55.6	+5
16	Baker County, GA	60.5	63.3	-2.8
17	Murray County, GA	60.5	59.7	+0.8
18	Monroe County, GA	59.9	56.2	+3.7
19	Pickens County, GA	59.7	57.8	+1.9
20	Atkinson County, GA	58.9	57.2	+1.7
21	Dawson County, GA	58.8	56	+2.8
22	Lumpkin County, GA	58.7	56	+2.7
23	Oglethorpe County, GA	58.7	52.9	+5.8
24	Clay County, GA	58.2	56.5	+1.7
25	Wheeler County, GA	58.2	62.4	-4.2
26	Fannin County, GA	58.1	61	-2.9
27	Habersham County, GA	57.8	55.5	+2.3
28	Oconee County, GA	57.8	54.4	+3.4
29	Harris County, GA	57.1	55.4	+1.7
30	Taylor County, GA	56.9	56.6	+0.3
31	Ware County, GA	56.5	55.3	+1.2
32	Turner County, GA	56.1	55.7	+0.4
33	Dooly County, GA	55.9	55.3	+0.6
34	Telfair County, GA	55.8	54.1	+1.7
35	Columbia County, GA	55.1	51.2	+3.9
36	Greene County, GA	55	52.2	+2.8
37	Walker County, GA	54.9	54.5	+0.4
38	Quitman County, GA	54.5	56.5	-2
39	Schley County, GA	54.5	54.8	-0.3
40	Lincoln County, GA	54.4	51.2	+3.2
41	Fayette County, GA	54.1	50	+4.1
42	Pike County, GA	53.7	50.4	+3.3
43	Jackson County, GA	53.5	47.1	+6.4
44	Effingham County, GA	53.4	49.4	+4
45	Cherokee County, GA	53.2	52	+1.2
46	Chattahoochee County, GA	53	55.1	-2.1
47	Cook County, GA	52.7	52.2	+0.5
48	Bacon County, GA	52.5	51.5	+1
49	Wilkinson County, GA	52.2	53.4	-1.2
50	Madison County, GA	52	48.3	+3.7
51	Rabun County, GA	51.6	50.6	+1
52	Jasper County, GA	51.5	47.8	+3.7
53	Haralson County, GA	51.4	46.8	+4.6
54	Camden County, GA	51.2	45.8	+5.4
55	Miller County, GA	51.2	51.5	-0.3
56	Clinch County, GA	51	50.3	+0.7
57	Hart County, GA	50.9	52.4	-1.5
58	Burke County, GA	50.8	52.6	-1.8
59	Marion County, GA	50.4	52.1	-1.7
60	Taliaferro County, GA	50.1	52.8	-2.7
61	Bleckley County, GA	50	48.9	+1.1
62	Jones County, GA	50	48.1	+1.9
63	Walton County, GA	49.6	46.6	+3
64	Franklin County, GA	49.5	50.4	-0.9
65	Screven County, GA	49.5	48.5	+1
66	Twiggs County, GA	49.4	53.6	-4.2
67	Brantley County, GA	49.1	47.9	+1.2
68	Appling County, GA	48.9	49.1	-0.2
69	Heard County, GA	48.2	49.4	-1.2
70	Laurens County, GA	48.2	51.3	-3.1
71	Putnam County, GA	48	45.6	+2.4
72	Tattnall County, GA	47.8	50.6	-2.8
73	Stephens County, GA	47.7	47.7	0
74	Terrell County, GA	47.7	48.8	-1.1
75	Catoosa County, GA	47.4	47.9	-0.5
76	Rockdale County, GA	47.2	46.3	+0.9
77	Hancock County, GA	47.1	45.4	+1.7
78	Lamar County, GA	47	45.8	+1.2
79	Talbot County, GA	47	45.8	+1.2
80	Fulton County, GA	46.9	44.1	+2.8
81	Long County, GA	46.9	46.6	+0.3
82	Jefferson County, GA	46.6	46	+0.6
83	Gilmer County, GA	46.5	52.4	-5.9
84	Lee County, GA	46.3	42.3	+4
85	Butts County, GA	46.2	47.1	-0.9
86	Seminole County, GA	46.1	44.4	+1.7
87	Bryan County, GA	46	43.1	+2.9
88	Jeff Davis County, GA	46	46.8	-0.8
89	Randolph County, GA	46	50	-4
90	Elbert County, GA	45.6	47.5	-1.9
91	Bartow County, GA	45.4	44.5	+0.9
92	Coffee County, GA	45.2	48	-2.8
93	Paulding County, GA	45.1	43.2	+1.9
94	McIntosh County, GA	44.9	45.6	-0.7
95	Macon County, GA	44.9	49.2	-4.3
96	Cobb County, GA	44.7	45.2	-0.5
97	McDuffie County, GA	44.6	46.9	-2.3
98	Grady County, GA	44.5	45.8	-1.3
99	Washington County, GA	44.3	46.4	-2.1
100	Upson County, GA	44.2	46.2	-2
101	Jenkins County, GA	44.1	49.5	-5.4
102	Coweta County, GA	43.5	41.6	+1.9
103	Wayne County, GA	43.3	45	-1.7
104	Irwin County, GA	43.2	42.6	+0.6
105	Treutlen County, GA	42.8	48.5	-5.7
106	Lanier County, GA	42.6	40.9	+1.7
107	Dodge County, GA	42.4	44.7	-2.3
108	Glynn County, GA	42.4	41.8	+0.6
109	Banks County, GA	42	43.5	-1.5
110	Chattooga County, GA	41.9	46.1	-4.2
111	Emanuel County, GA	41.7	42.9	-1.2
112	Gordon County, GA	41.5	42.6	-1.1
113	Carroll County, GA	40.9	41.7	-0.8
114	Polk County, GA	40.8	43.9	-3.1
115	Early County, GA	40.5	43.2	-2.7
116	Pulaski County, GA	39.6	42.3	-2.7
117	Brooks County, GA	39.5	40	-0.5
118	Houston County, GA	39.4	38	+1.4
119	White County, GA	39.2	46.2	-7
120	Evans County, GA	39.1	44	-4.9
121	Crawford County, GA	39	42.5	-3.5
122	Floyd County, GA	38.9	37.2	+1.7
123	Hall County, GA	38.3	38.9	-0.6
124	Newton County, GA	37.5	35.4	+2.1
125	Liberty County, GA	37.1	34	+3.1
126	Richmond County, GA	37.1	39.2	-2.1
127	Colquitt County, GA	36.8	40.6	-3.8
128	Berrien County, GA	36.7	41.4	-4.7
129	Wilkes County, GA	36.7	39.2	-2.5
130	Barrow County, GA	36.4	37.3	-0.9
131	Mitchell County, GA	36.4	35.5	+0.9
132	Meriwether County, GA	36.2	39.4	-3.2
133	Tift County, GA	36.1	40	-3.9
134	Douglas County, GA	35.6	36.1	-0.5
135	Chatham County, GA	35.5	34	+1.5
136	Whitfield County, GA	35.2	40.5	-5.3
137	Henry County, GA	35.1	35.1	0
138	Gwinnett County, GA	34.5	35.6	-1.1
139	Ben Hill County, GA	34.2	37.5	-3.3
140	Worth County, GA	33.9	38.8	-4.9
141	Pierce County, GA	33.1	36.2	-3.1
142	Lowndes County, GA	32.9	31.8	+1.1
143	Sumter County, GA	32.8	33.6	-0.8
144	Bulloch County, GA	32.6	36.7	-4.1
145	Crisp County, GA	32.6	34.1	-1.5
146	Peach County, GA	31.2	32.2	-1
147	Decatur County, GA	30	31.3	-1.3
148	Spalding County, GA	30	31.3	-1.3
149	Thomas County, GA	30	33.1	-3.1
150	Montgomery County, GA	29.8	33.4	-3.6
151	DeKalb County, GA	29.4	30.3	-0.9
152	Dougherty County, GA	29	29.8	-0.8
153	Baldwin County, GA	28.5	32.8	-4.3
154	Candler County, GA	27.9	36	-8.1
155	Muscogee County, GA	26.1	28.9	-2.8
156	Clarke County, GA	25.6	29.2	-3.6
157	Troup County, GA	22.9	26.1	-3.2
158	Bibb County, GA	17.4	22	-4.6
159	Clayton County, GA	16.1	22.1	-6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best county for families in Georgia?

Based on the Family lens, Towns County ranks as the top family county in Georgia with a County Fit Score of 67.7. The baseline CountyScore remains visible for context.

How many counties in Georgia are ranked for families?

We rank 159 counties in Georgia with the Family lens, using independent importance values for schools, safety, affordability, health, income, taxes, and disaster risk.

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