Best Counties for Remote Workers in Georgia 2026

159 counties ranked with the Remote Worker lens of the County Fit Score.

Top 5 Remote Work Counties in Georgia

1Dade County

All 159 Remote-Work-Ranked Counties in Georgia

Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Dade County, GA	64.8	64.2	+0.6
2	Baker County, GA	63.3	63.3	0
3	Webster County, GA	63	64.2	-1.2
4	Harris County, GA	62.9	55.4	+7.5
5	Dooly County, GA	62.6	55.3	+7.3
6	Taliaferro County, GA	62.3	52.8	+9.5
7	Charlton County, GA	61.9	61.2	+0.7
8	Johnson County, GA	61.2	61.7	-0.5
9	Murray County, GA	60.9	59.7	+1.2
10	Wilcox County, GA	59.4	60.3	-0.9
11	Monroe County, GA	59.3	56.2	+3.1
12	Towns County, GA	59.1	69.5	-10.4
13	Chattahoochee County, GA	58.6	55.1	+3.5
14	Pickens County, GA	58.4	57.8	+0.6
15	Stewart County, GA	58.2	58.3	-0.1
16	Wheeler County, GA	58.2	62.4	-4.2
17	Union County, GA	58	62.7	-4.7
18	Pike County, GA	57.9	50.4	+7.5
19	Morgan County, GA	57.3	56.1	+1.2
20	Dawson County, GA	57.2	56	+1.2
21	Forsyth County, GA	57	58.5	-1.5
22	Taylor County, GA	56.3	56.6	-0.3
23	Twiggs County, GA	56.3	53.6	+2.7
24	Lumpkin County, GA	56.2	56	+0.2
25	Echols County, GA	56	57.8	-1.8
26	Oconee County, GA	56	54.4	+1.6
27	Miller County, GA	55.7	51.5	+4.2
28	Jones County, GA	55	48.1	+6.9
29	Greene County, GA	54.9	52.2	+2.7
30	Schley County, GA	54.9	54.8	+0.1
31	Quitman County, GA	54.8	56.5	-1.7
32	Oglethorpe County, GA	54.7	52.9	+1.8
33	Telfair County, GA	54.7	54.1	+0.6
34	Warren County, GA	54.6	57.2	-2.6
35	Calhoun County, GA	54.2	57.6	-3.4
36	Cherokee County, GA	54.2	52	+2.2
37	White County, GA	54	46.2	+7.8
38	Butts County, GA	53.8	47.1	+6.7
39	Turner County, GA	53.8	55.7	-1.9
40	Atkinson County, GA	53.7	57.2	-3.5
41	Long County, GA	53.7	46.6	+7.1
42	Columbia County, GA	53.6	51.2	+2.4
43	Randolph County, GA	53.4	50	+3.4
44	Gilmer County, GA	53.3	52.4	+0.9
45	Glascock County, GA	53.3	55.6	-2.3
46	Macon County, GA	53.1	49.2	+3.9
47	Effingham County, GA	53	49.4	+3.6
48	Clay County, GA	52.9	56.5	-3.6
49	Treutlen County, GA	52.9	48.5	+4.4
50	Wilkinson County, GA	52.6	53.4	-0.8
51	Habersham County, GA	52.4	55.5	-3.1
52	Crawford County, GA	52	42.5	+9.5
53	Lamar County, GA	52	45.8	+6.2
54	Marion County, GA	51.9	52.1	-0.2
55	Jenkins County, GA	51.7	49.5	+2.2
56	Toombs County, GA	51.5	57.5	-6
57	Clinch County, GA	51.4	50.3	+1.1
58	Heard County, GA	51.4	49.4	+2
59	Banks County, GA	51.3	43.5	+7.8
60	Fannin County, GA	51.1	61	-9.9
61	Brantley County, GA	51	47.9	+3.1
62	Fayette County, GA	50.7	50	+0.7
63	Jackson County, GA	50.7	47.1	+3.6
64	Elbert County, GA	50.5	47.5	+3
65	Lincoln County, GA	50.5	51.2	-0.7
66	Walton County, GA	50.5	46.6	+3.9
67	Ware County, GA	50.5	55.3	-4.8
68	Evans County, GA	50.3	44	+6.3
69	Walker County, GA	50.3	54.5	-4.2
70	Bacon County, GA	50.2	51.5	-1.3
71	Screven County, GA	49.7	48.5	+1.2
72	Terrell County, GA	49.6	48.8	+0.8
73	McDuffie County, GA	49.4	46.9	+2.5
74	Rockdale County, GA	49.4	46.3	+3.1
75	Lee County, GA	49.1	42.3	+6.8
76	Bleckley County, GA	48.9	48.9	0
77	Tattnall County, GA	48.7	50.6	-1.9
78	Catoosa County, GA	48.5	47.9	+0.6
79	Laurens County, GA	48.3	51.3	-3
80	Cook County, GA	48.2	52.2	-4
81	Haralson County, GA	47.9	46.8	+1.1
82	Bartow County, GA	47.8	44.5	+3.3
83	Hart County, GA	47.8	52.4	-4.6
84	Franklin County, GA	47.4	50.4	-3
85	Upson County, GA	47.4	46.2	+1.2
86	Paulding County, GA	47.3	43.2	+4.1
87	Rabun County, GA	47.2	50.6	-3.4
88	Cobb County, GA	46.7	45.2	+1.5
89	Burke County, GA	46.6	52.6	-6
90	Washington County, GA	46.5	46.4	+0.1
91	Worth County, GA	46.5	38.8	+7.7
92	Chattooga County, GA	46.3	46.1	+0.2
93	Talbot County, GA	46.3	45.8	+0.5
94	Bryan County, GA	46.2	43.1	+3.1
95	Fulton County, GA	46.2	44.1	+2.1
96	Grady County, GA	46	45.8	+0.2
97	Candler County, GA	45.8	36	+9.8
98	Jefferson County, GA	45.5	46	-0.5
99	Camden County, GA	45.4	45.8	-0.4
100	Coffee County, GA	45.4	48	-2.6
101	Madison County, GA	45.4	48.3	-2.9
102	Stephens County, GA	45.4	47.7	-2.3
103	Barrow County, GA	45.3	37.3	+8
104	Jeff Davis County, GA	45.3	46.8	-1.5
105	Jasper County, GA	45.1	47.8	-2.7
106	Putnam County, GA	44.8	45.6	-0.8
107	Coweta County, GA	44.5	41.6	+2.9
108	Emanuel County, GA	44.2	42.9	+1.3
109	Wilkes County, GA	43.9	39.2	+4.7
110	Appling County, GA	43.8	49.1	-5.3
111	Hancock County, GA	43.7	45.4	-1.7
112	Meriwether County, GA	43.4	39.4	+4
113	Polk County, GA	43.2	43.9	-0.7
114	Whitfield County, GA	42.9	40.5	+2.4
115	Hall County, GA	42.8	38.9	+3.9
116	Berrien County, GA	42.5	41.4	+1.1
117	Gwinnett County, GA	42.4	35.6	+6.8
118	Wayne County, GA	42.3	45	-2.7
119	Seminole County, GA	42.2	44.4	-2.2
120	Early County, GA	42	43.2	-1.2
121	Dodge County, GA	41.8	44.7	-2.9
122	Peach County, GA	41.7	32.2	+9.5
123	Carroll County, GA	41.6	41.7	-0.1
124	Irwin County, GA	41.6	42.6	-1
125	Pulaski County, GA	41.6	42.3	-0.7
126	Douglas County, GA	41	36.1	+4.9
127	Gordon County, GA	41	42.6	-1.6
128	Houston County, GA	40.3	38	+2.3
129	Newton County, GA	39.9	35.4	+4.5
130	Pierce County, GA	39.7	36.2	+3.5
131	Henry County, GA	39.4	35.1	+4.3
132	Tift County, GA	39.4	40	-0.6
133	Montgomery County, GA	39	33.4	+5.6
134	Lanier County, GA	38.4	40.9	-2.5
135	Ben Hill County, GA	38.3	37.5	+0.8
136	Brooks County, GA	38	40	-2
137	Colquitt County, GA	38	40.6	-2.6
138	McIntosh County, GA	38	45.6	-7.6
139	Mitchell County, GA	38	35.5	+2.5
140	Richmond County, GA	36.8	39.2	-2.4
141	Glynn County, GA	35.5	41.8	-6.3
142	Bulloch County, GA	35	36.7	-1.7
143	DeKalb County, GA	34.5	30.3	+4.2
144	Floyd County, GA	34.5	37.2	-2.7
145	Spalding County, GA	33.8	31.3	+2.5
146	Thomas County, GA	32.1	33.1	-1
147	Chatham County, GA	31.6	34	-2.4
148	Baldwin County, GA	31.5	32.8	-1.3
149	Sumter County, GA	31.1	33.6	-2.5
150	Crisp County, GA	31	34.1	-3.1
151	Decatur County, GA	29.1	31.3	-2.2
152	Dougherty County, GA	28.6	29.8	-1.2
153	Liberty County, GA	28.6	34	-5.4
154	Lowndes County, GA	27	31.8	-4.8
155	Troup County, GA	26.9	26.1	+0.8
156	Muscogee County, GA	26.4	28.9	-2.5
157	Clarke County, GA	26.1	29.2	-3.1
158	Clayton County, GA	24.5	22.1	+2.4
159	Bibb County, GA	22.1	22	+0.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best county for remote workers in Georgia?

Based on the Remote Worker lens, Dade County ranks as the top remote work county in Georgia with a County Fit Score of 64.8. The baseline CountyScore remains visible for context.

How many counties in Georgia are ranked for remote workers?

We rank 159 counties in Georgia with the Remote Worker lens, using independent importance values for affordability, income, safety, risk, health, weather, taxes, and water.

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Data: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS, 2019-2023 ACS — Informational only. Not financial or legal advice.