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Water Quality · Georgia

Best Water Quality Counties in Georgia 2026

Ranked by EPA drinking water health violations.

Top 10 — Water Quality in Georgia

Score reflects water quality only — not overall county quality.

1Appling County, GA
86
2Bacon County, GA
86
3Baker County, GA
86
4Bartow County, GA
86
5Ben Hill County, GA
86
6Berrien County, GA
86
7Bibb County, GA
86
8Bleckley County, GA
86
9Brantley County, GA
86
10Brooks County, GA
86

All Georgia Counties — Water Quality Rankings

159 counties ranked by water quality score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWater Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Appling County, GA
86
50.3
2Bacon County, GA
86
51.8
3Baker County, GA
86
63.1
4Bartow County, GA
86
44.6
5Ben Hill County, GA
86
37.7
6Berrien County, GA
86
39.7
7Bibb County, GA
86
21.5
8Bleckley County, GA
86
46.6
9Brantley County, GA
86
48.6
10Brooks County, GA
86
41
11Bryan County, GA
86
43.3
12Burke County, GA
86
49.8
13Butts County, GA
86
45.8
14Candler County, GA
86
37.3
15Charlton County, GA
86
53.1
16Chattahoochee County, GA
86
54.6
17Chattooga County, GA
86
46.3
18Cherokee County, GA
86
52.2
19Clay County, GA
86
56
20Clayton County, GA
86
22.4
21Clinch County, GA
86
49.6
22Cobb County, GA
86
45.4
23Colquitt County, GA
86
40.7
24Cook County, GA
86
52.6
25Crawford County, GA
86
46.1
26Crisp County, GA
86
34.3
27Dade County, GA
86
63.5
28Dawson County, GA
86
56.1
29DeKalb County, GA
86
30.7
30Dodge County, GA
86
45.5
31Dooly County, GA
86
54.9
32Dougherty County, GA
86
29.6
33Douglas County, GA
86
36
34Early County, GA
86
43.5
35Effingham County, GA
86
49
36Elbert County, GA
86
46.8
37Evans County, GA
86
43.4
38Fannin County, GA
86
60.1
39Floyd County, GA
86
38.1
40Forsyth County, GA
86
58.5
41Gilmer County, GA
86
51.3
42Gordon County, GA
86
43.2
43Grady County, GA
86
43.9
44Gwinnett County, GA
86
35.6
45Hall County, GA
86
39
46Harris County, GA
86
55.8
47Henry County, GA
86
35.1
48Houston County, GA
86
38.2
49Irwin County, GA
86
44.1
50Jenkins County, GA
86
48.5
51Johnson County, GA
86
62.8
52Jones County, GA
86
48.9
53Laurens County, GA
86
51.7
54Liberty County, GA
86
34.3
55Lumpkin County, GA
86
55.3
56McIntosh County, GA
86
47.5
57Miller County, GA
86
54.3
58Monroe County, GA
86
57.7
59Murray County, GA
86
61.1
60Muscogee County, GA
86
29.4
61Oconee County, GA
86
54.7
62Paulding County, GA
86
43.2
63Peach County, GA
86
32
64Pickens County, GA
86
57.5
65Pike County, GA
86
49.3
66Polk County, GA
86
43.6
67Pulaski County, GA
86
45.1
68Quitman County, GA
86
60
69Randolph County, GA
86
52.4
70Rockdale County, GA
86
46.7
71Schley County, GA
86
57.1
72Seminole County, GA
86
45.5
73Spalding County, GA
86
31.7
74Stewart County, GA
86
58.6
75Sumter County, GA
86
32.8
76Tattnall County, GA
86
49.8
77Terrell County, GA
86
47.9
78Thomas County, GA
86
32.8
79Tift County, GA
86
38.2
80Towns County, GA
86
68.1
81Treutlen County, GA
86
45.1
82Turner County, GA
86
54.7
83Twiggs County, GA
86
55.7
84Upson County, GA
86
47.1
85Walker County, GA
86
55
86Ware County, GA
86
54
87Washington County, GA
86
45
88Wayne County, GA
86
44.7
89Webster County, GA
86
65.2
90Wheeler County, GA
86
60.9
91White County, GA
86
45.9
92Whitfield County, GA
86
40.2
93Wilcox County, GA
86
58.7
94Wilkinson County, GA
86
55.1
95Worth County, GA
86
38.4
96Chatham County, GA
70.1
33.6
97Glynn County, GA
69.7
40.9
98Richmond County, GA
69
39
99Carroll County, GA
68
42.1
100Fulton County, GA
66.6
44.3
101Putnam County, GA
63.4
43.8
102Bulloch County, GA
60.4
37
103Columbia County, GA
60.1
51.5
104Newton County, GA
60.1
35.4
105Walton County, GA
59.6
45.8
106Fayette County, GA
59.4
50
107Clarke County, GA
59.1
29.3
108Meriwether County, GA
58.4
38.9
109Jefferson County, GA
57.7
45.8
110Coweta County, GA
55.2
41.6
111Lee County, GA
54.1
42.3
112Screven County, GA
51.8
49.9
113Catoosa County, GA
49.1
47.3
114Barrow County, GA
49
37.2
115Telfair County, GA
47.7
55.9
116Habersham County, GA
47.3
55.5
117Long County, GA
44.9
44.8
118Camden County, GA
43.8
45.6
119Haralson County, GA
42.5
46.6
120Pierce County, GA
41.8
35.2
121Coffee County, GA
41.2
47.4
122Troup County, GA
40.9
26.4
123Union County, GA
36.5
62
124Jackson County, GA
34.8
47.5
125Hancock County, GA
33.8
51.8
126Stephens County, GA
32.9
46.9
127Calhoun County, GA
27.7
57.7
128Wilkes County, GA
24.2
39.7
129Jasper County, GA
23.3
47.2
130Mitchell County, GA
22.7
34.8
131Macon County, GA
21.5
47.4
132Morgan County, GA
21.4
55.7
133Franklin County, GA
20.7
51.5
134Baldwin County, GA
20.2
33.5
135Toombs County, GA
19.3
58.3
136Lanier County, GA
18.2
41.7
137Greene County, GA
16.9
51.1
138Lincoln County, GA
16.7
52.5
139Rabun County, GA
16.6
50.8
140McDuffie County, GA
15.7
46.4
141Lamar County, GA
15.5
44.5
142Decatur County, GA
15.4
30.7
143Madison County, GA
14.3
48.3
144Heard County, GA
13.7
51.1
145Talbot County, GA
13.7
43.7
146Montgomery County, GA
12.4
34
147Emanuel County, GA
10.7
43.6
148Jeff Davis County, GA
10
46.6
149Hart County, GA
9.9
53
150Marion County, GA
9.5
53.1
151Atkinson County, GA
8.9
56
152Lowndes County, GA
8.3
31.9
153Banks County, GA
7.5
43.3
154Taylor County, GA
6.9
56.3
155Oglethorpe County, GA
3.5
53.4
156Glascock County, GA
1.5
55.1
157Warren County, GA
1.2
58.4
158Echols County, GA
0.4
60.8
159Taliaferro County, GA
0.2
51.7

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