Best Counties for Retirement in Georgia 2026

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

Top 5 Retirement Counties in Georgia

1Towns County

4Chattahoochee County

All 159 Retirement-Ranked Counties in Georgia

Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Towns County, GA	68.3	69.5	-1.2
2	Dade County, GA	67.4	64.2	+3.2
3	Baker County, GA	65.5	63.3	+2.2
4	Chattahoochee County, GA	63.1	55.1	+8
5	Wheeler County, GA	63	62.4	+0.6
6	Webster County, GA	62.8	64.2	-1.4
7	Harris County, GA	61	55.4	+5.6
8	Johnson County, GA	59.9	61.7	-1.8
9	Quitman County, GA	59.9	56.5	+3.4
10	Union County, GA	59.7	62.7	-3
11	Schley County, GA	58.7	54.8	+3.9
12	Charlton County, GA	58.5	61.2	-2.7
13	Forsyth County, GA	58.2	58.5	-0.3
14	Fannin County, GA	58	61	-3
15	Taliaferro County, GA	58	52.8	+5.2
16	Pickens County, GA	57.3	57.8	-0.5
17	Oconee County, GA	56.9	54.4	+2.5
18	Wilcox County, GA	56.7	60.3	-3.6
19	Dooly County, GA	56.6	55.3	+1.3
20	Dawson County, GA	56.5	56	+0.5
21	Twiggs County, GA	56	53.6	+2.4
22	Echols County, GA	55.8	57.8	-2
23	Murray County, GA	55.7	59.7	-4
24	Morgan County, GA	55.5	56.1	-0.6
25	Taylor County, GA	55.5	56.6	-1.1
26	Monroe County, GA	55.4	56.2	-0.8
27	Stewart County, GA	55	58.3	-3.3
28	Lumpkin County, GA	54.1	56	-1.9
29	Turner County, GA	54	55.7	-1.7
30	Wilkinson County, GA	54	53.4	+0.6
31	White County, GA	53.7	46.2	+7.5
32	Gilmer County, GA	53.3	52.4	+0.9
33	Cherokee County, GA	53.1	52	+1.1
34	Miller County, GA	53.1	51.5	+1.6
35	Randolph County, GA	52.8	50	+2.8
36	Walker County, GA	52.7	54.5	-1.8
37	Atkinson County, GA	52.5	57.2	-4.7
38	Marion County, GA	52.4	52.1	+0.3
39	Clay County, GA	52.3	56.5	-4.2
40	Habersham County, GA	51.7	55.5	-3.8
41	Warren County, GA	51.7	57.2	-5.5
42	Pike County, GA	51.6	50.4	+1.2
43	Calhoun County, GA	51.5	57.6	-6.1
44	Glascock County, GA	51.5	55.6	-4.1
45	Toombs County, GA	51.4	57.5	-6.1
46	Long County, GA	51.2	46.6	+4.6
47	Telfair County, GA	51.2	54.1	-2.9
48	Columbia County, GA	51.1	51.2	-0.1
49	Ware County, GA	51.1	55.3	-4.2
50	Macon County, GA	50.9	49.2	+1.7
51	Jenkins County, GA	50.7	49.5	+1.2
52	Cook County, GA	50.5	52.2	-1.7
53	Treutlen County, GA	50.5	48.5	+2
54	Laurens County, GA	50.4	51.3	-0.9
55	Fayette County, GA	50.3	50	+0.3
56	Jones County, GA	50.2	48.1	+2.1
57	Butts County, GA	50	47.1	+2.9
58	Greene County, GA	49.9	52.2	-2.3
59	Heard County, GA	49.9	49.4	+0.5
60	Hart County, GA	49.7	52.4	-2.7
61	Effingham County, GA	49.4	49.4	0
62	Bacon County, GA	49.2	51.5	-2.3
63	Lincoln County, GA	49.2	51.2	-2
64	Terrell County, GA	49.2	48.8	+0.4
65	Burke County, GA	49.1	52.6	-3.5
66	McDuffie County, GA	49.1	46.9	+2.2
67	Tattnall County, GA	48.3	50.6	-2.3
68	Washington County, GA	48.3	46.4	+1.9
69	Oglethorpe County, GA	48.1	52.9	-4.8
70	Lamar County, GA	47.9	45.8	+2.1
71	Franklin County, GA	47.7	50.4	-2.7
72	Upson County, GA	47.6	46.2	+1.4
73	Rockdale County, GA	47.5	46.3	+1.2
74	Catoosa County, GA	47.1	47.9	-0.8
75	Clinch County, GA	47	50.3	-3.3
76	Elbert County, GA	47	47.5	-0.5
77	Talbot County, GA	47	45.8	+1.2
78	Crawford County, GA	46.6	42.5	+4.1
79	Jasper County, GA	46.3	47.8	-1.5
80	Evans County, GA	46.2	44	+2.2
81	Rabun County, GA	46.2	50.6	-4.4
82	Cobb County, GA	45.9	45.2	+0.7
83	Screven County, GA	45.5	48.5	-3
84	Bleckley County, GA	45.3	48.9	-3.6
85	Walton County, GA	45.1	46.6	-1.5
86	Brantley County, GA	45	47.9	-2.9
87	Stephens County, GA	45	47.7	-2.7
88	Chattooga County, GA	44.8	46.1	-1.3
89	Grady County, GA	44.3	45.8	-1.5
90	Coffee County, GA	44.2	48	-3.8
91	Fulton County, GA	44.1	44.1	0
92	Madison County, GA	44	48.3	-4.3
93	Hancock County, GA	43.8	45.4	-1.6
94	Polk County, GA	43.7	43.9	-0.2
95	Pulaski County, GA	43.7	42.3	+1.4
96	Worth County, GA	43.5	38.8	+4.7
97	Paulding County, GA	43.4	43.2	+0.2
98	Appling County, GA	43.3	49.1	-5.8
99	Bartow County, GA	43.2	44.5	-1.3
100	Bryan County, GA	43.2	43.1	+0.1
101	Jackson County, GA	43.1	47.1	-4
102	Jeff Davis County, GA	43.1	46.8	-3.7
103	Banks County, GA	42.7	43.5	-0.8
104	Lee County, GA	42.7	42.3	+0.4
105	Camden County, GA	42.6	45.8	-3.2
106	Wayne County, GA	42.6	45	-2.4
107	Meriwether County, GA	42.4	39.4	+3
108	Seminole County, GA	42.3	44.4	-2.1
109	Dodge County, GA	42.2	44.7	-2.5
110	Berrien County, GA	41.9	41.4	+0.5
111	Candler County, GA	41.8	36	+5.8
112	Haralson County, GA	41.8	46.8	-5
113	Lanier County, GA	41.7	40.9	+0.8
114	Irwin County, GA	41.6	42.6	-1
115	Putnam County, GA	41.6	45.6	-4
116	Jefferson County, GA	41.5	46	-4.5
117	McIntosh County, GA	41.2	45.6	-4.4
118	Coweta County, GA	41	41.6	-0.6
119	Richmond County, GA	40.9	39.2	+1.7
120	Emanuel County, GA	40.5	42.9	-2.4
121	Wilkes County, GA	40.4	39.2	+1.2
122	Early County, GA	40.3	43.2	-2.9
123	Barrow County, GA	40	37.3	+2.7
124	Tift County, GA	39.9	40	-0.1
125	Whitfield County, GA	39.9	40.5	-0.6
126	Carroll County, GA	39.7	41.7	-2
127	Gordon County, GA	39.5	42.6	-3.1
128	Bulloch County, GA	39.4	36.7	+2.7
129	Brooks County, GA	39.2	40	-0.8
130	Gwinnett County, GA	38.2	35.6	+2.6
131	Hall County, GA	38.2	38.9	-0.7
132	Colquitt County, GA	37.9	40.6	-2.7
133	Glynn County, GA	37.1	41.8	-4.7
134	Douglas County, GA	36.7	36.1	+0.6
135	Houston County, GA	36.6	38	-1.4
136	Pierce County, GA	36.5	36.2	+0.3
137	Ben Hill County, GA	36.2	37.5	-1.3
138	Henry County, GA	36.2	35.1	+1.1
139	Montgomery County, GA	34.4	33.4	+1
140	Newton County, GA	34.4	35.4	-1
141	Peach County, GA	34.2	32.2	+2
142	Thomas County, GA	33.8	33.1	+0.7
143	Baldwin County, GA	33.5	32.8	+0.7
144	Clarke County, GA	32.4	29.2	+3.2
145	Spalding County, GA	31.8	31.3	+0.5
146	Chatham County, GA	31.4	34	-2.6
147	Crisp County, GA	31.4	34.1	-2.7
148	Sumter County, GA	31.1	33.6	-2.5
149	DeKalb County, GA	31	30.3	+0.7
150	Floyd County, GA	31	37.2	-6.2
151	Mitchell County, GA	30.9	35.5	-4.6
152	Liberty County, GA	29.9	34	-4.1
153	Muscogee County, GA	28.7	28.9	-0.2
154	Troup County, GA	28.5	26.1	+2.4
155	Lowndes County, GA	28.4	31.8	-3.4
156	Dougherty County, GA	28.3	29.8	-1.5
157	Decatur County, GA	27.1	31.3	-4.2
158	Clayton County, GA	25.8	22.1	+3.7
159	Bibb County, GA	23.8	22	+1.8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best county for retirement in Georgia?

Based on the Retiree lens, Towns County ranks as the top retirement county in Georgia with a County Fit Score of 68.3. The baseline CountyScore remains visible for context.

How many counties in Georgia are ranked for retirement?

We rank 159 counties in Georgia with the Retiree lens, using independent importance values for health, safety, taxes, cost, disaster risk, water, and weather.

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