Best Broadband Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the highest broadband internet coverage and access.

Based on data from FCC Broadband Data, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Best Broadband Counties

Forsyth County — Broadband %: 9682.0%
Cobb County — Broadband %: 9539.0%
Cherokee County — Broadband %: 9455.0%
Oconee County — Broadband %: 9383.0%
Fayette County — Broadband %: 9370.0%

Best Broadband varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from 9682.0% in Forsyth County to 5283.0% in Wilkes County. The state average is 7874.7%.

Forsyth County leads the 2026 ranking at 9682.0%. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

Rank	County	Broadband %	Population	Median Income
#1	Forsyth County	9682.0%	260,062	$138,000
#2	Cobb County	9539.0%	769,152	$98,712
#3	Cherokee County	9455.0%	274,539	$105,442
#4	Oconee County	9383.0%	42,788	$115,925
#5	Fayette County	9370.0%	120,689	$108,986
#6	Paulding County	9325.0%	174,292	$94,557
#7	Newton County	9323.0%	115,530	$73,732
#8	Barrow County	9256.0%	86,982	$77,477
#9	Gwinnett County	9221.0%	966,972	$84,823
#10	Hall County	9207.0%	208,395	$77,430
#11	Liberty County	9165.0%	66,826	$59,013
#12	Douglas County	9164.0%	146,141	$80,764
#13	Dawson County	9149.0%	28,704	$88,986
#14	Fulton County	9143.0%	1,068,507	$91,490
#15	Jackson County	9121.0%	80,640	$85,012
#16	Pickens County	9107.0%	34,197	$75,293
#17	DeKalb County	9078.0%	762,105	$77,683
#18	Houston County	9068.0%	166,902	$80,743
#19	Walton County	9052.0%	100,361	$82,381
#20	Chatham County	9050.0%	298,143	$69,575
#21	Henry County	9003.0%	245,417	$81,612
#22	Coweta County	8989.0%	150,071	$94,142
#23	Clarke County	8983.0%	129,267	$52,267
#24	Camden County	8977.0%	56,036	$72,399
#25	Columbia County	8975.0%	159,638	$96,122
#26	Bryan County	8913.0%	46,681	$94,234
#27	Lee County	8901.0%	33,337	$88,024
#28	Lumpkin County	8883.0%	33,931	$72,388
#29	Rockdale County	8826.0%	94,293	$72,349
#30	Catoosa County	8819.0%	68,356	$72,425
#31	Carroll County	8768.0%	122,187	$72,327
#32	Monroe County	8703.0%	28,919	$82,863
#33	Union County	8655.0%	25,598	$65,697
#34	Clayton County	8652.0%	298,771	$58,507
#35	Jones County	8649.0%	28,526	$68,259
#36	Whitfield County	8641.0%	103,118	$64,262
#37	Fannin County	8634.0%	25,605	$58,073
#38	Rabun County	8573.0%	17,107	$61,466
#39	Muscogee County	8571.0%	204,383	$56,622
#40	Gilmer County	8570.0%	31,976	$72,542
#41	Harris County	8564.0%	35,509	$89,184
#42	Madison County	8528.0%	30,914	$58,784
#43	Floyd County	8525.0%	98,985	$62,540
#44	Towns County	8490.0%	12,739	$58,400
#45	Baldwin County	8433.0%	43,669	$55,413
#46	Habersham County	8416.0%	46,948	$65,622
#47	Dade County	8411.0%	16,196	$58,936
#48	Richmond County	8406.0%	206,040	$53,197
#49	Bulloch County	8400.0%	81,372	$56,832
#50	Long County	8399.0%	17,512	$64,747
#51	White County	8394.0%	28,454	$69,747
#52	Polk County	8386.0%	43,365	$55,308
#53	Bibb County	8384.0%	156,543	$50,747
#54	Troup County	8382.0%	69,821	$54,905
#55	Banks County	8380.0%	18,757	$68,830
#56	Glynn County	8378.0%	84,987	$68,546
#57	Thomas County	8367.0%	45,696	$60,140
#58	Haralson County	8358.0%	30,720	$65,016
#59	Walker County	8353.0%	68,449	$55,887
#60	Putnam County	8336.0%	22,524	$64,163
#61	Morgan County	8335.0%	20,614	$85,692
#62	Hart County	8295.0%	26,484	$57,241
#63	Burke County	8289.0%	24,427	$50,739
#64	Lamar County	8254.0%	19,098	$68,457
#65	Peach County	8189.0%	28,269	$68,365
#66	Chattahoochee County	8173.0%	9,181	$59,221
#67	Bartow County	8155.0%	111,153	$79,431
#68	Butts County	8133.0%	26,074	$59,221
#69	Greene County	8133.0%	19,586	$84,530
#70	Effingham County	8107.0%	67,265	$85,465
#71	Murray County	8105.0%	40,282	$67,880
#72	Grady County	8099.0%	26,056	$54,312
#73	Emanuel County	8093.0%	22,961	$50,053
#74	Pike County	8088.0%	19,540	$84,184
#75	Wayne County	8084.0%	30,519	$49,562
#76	Spalding County	8068.0%	68,215	$60,217
#77	Upson County	8045.0%	27,856	$50,904
#78	Stephens County	8018.0%	26,842	$52,264
#79	Coffee County	8017.0%	43,161	$50,175
#80	Clay County	7979.0%	2,853	$48,715
#81	Randolph County	7948.0%	6,270	$25,425
#82	Dougherty County	7914.0%	83,915	$46,784
#83	McIntosh County	7896.0%	11,187	$50,348
#84	Montgomery County	7893.0%	8,675	$51,188
#85	Jefferson County	7880.0%	15,468	$46,561
#86	Candler County	7843.0%	10,972	$50,431
#87	Franklin County	7838.0%	23,840	$52,264
#88	Screven County	7819.0%	14,057	$53,017
#89	Mitchell County	7780.0%	21,441	$51,908
#90	Toombs County	7777.0%	26,943	$54,130
#91	Bacon County	7774.0%	11,129	$50,310
#92	Chattooga County	7769.0%	24,975	$47,785
#93	Lanier County	7760.0%	10,094	$44,361
#94	Gordon County	7744.0%	58,336	$61,997
#95	Tattnall County	7741.0%	24,215	$52,351
#96	Jasper County	7718.0%	15,345	$59,574
#97	Washington County	7689.0%	19,893	$44,009
#98	Crawford County	7687.0%	12,183	$60,905
#99	Colquitt County	7672.0%	45,907	$49,691
#100	Johnson County	7669.0%	9,192	$54,183
#101	Charlton County	7660.0%	12,711	$48,534
#102	Terrell County	7642.0%	8,941	$43,812
#103	Sumter County	7635.0%	29,174	$41,877
#104	Irwin County	7628.0%	9,385	$53,915
#105	Evans County	7614.0%	10,740	$53,908
#106	Lowndes County	7606.0%	119,055	$55,887
#107	Laurens County	7583.0%	49,619	$49,705
#108	Schley County	7560.0%	4,539	$59,647
#109	Berrien County	7542.0%	18,257	$50,414
#110	McDuffie County	7467.0%	21,687	$54,058
#111	Calhoun County	7462.0%	5,528	$55,714
#112	Oglethorpe County	7444.0%	15,221	$69,784
#113	Heard County	7432.0%	11,616	$62,907
#114	Meriwether County	7382.0%	20,757	$56,458
#115	Atkinson County	7372.0%	8,261	$38,438
#116	Elbert County	7363.0%	19,725	$49,727
#117	Pierce County	7340.0%	19,996	$56,691
#118	Cook County	7338.0%	17,363	$50,133
#119	Wilkinson County	7326.0%	8,795	$46,673
#120	Bleckley County	7272.0%	12,414	$53,005
#121	Brantley County	7245.0%	18,171	$47,801
#122	Worth County	7225.0%	20,575	$57,201
#123	Jeff Davis County	7208.0%	14,838	$40,879
#124	Twiggs County	7183.0%	7,869	$55,439
#125	Treutlen County	7063.0%	6,387	$43,750
#126	Tift County	7035.0%	41,322	$53,165
#127	Ware County	7031.0%	35,958	$44,833
#128	Webster County	7009.0%	2,348	$40,764
#129	Talbot County	6994.0%	5,753	$45,098
#130	Wilcox County	6967.0%	8,784	$48,036
#131	Appling County	6922.0%	18,426	$43,728
#132	Stewart County	6904.0%	4,978	$35,000
#133	Taylor County	6870.0%	7,786	$41,743
#134	Wheeler County	6857.0%	7,434	$45,262
#135	Dodge County	6842.0%	19,909	$50,152
#136	Crisp County	6804.0%	19,995	$42,745
#137	Seminole County	6762.0%	9,117	$49,559
#138	Macon County	6700.0%	11,953	$37,177
#139	Decatur County	6678.0%	29,118	$50,485
#140	Jenkins County	6667.0%	8,674	$36,906
#141	Telfair County	6659.0%	12,174	$44,948
#142	Turner County	6655.0%	8,915	$39,565
#143	Pulaski County	6619.0%	9,893	$47,688
#144	Clinch County	6612.0%	6,722	$55,549
#145	Brooks County	6560.0%	16,285	$47,656
#146	Ben Hill County	6549.0%	17,138	$39,081
#147	Dooly County	6454.0%	11,026	$56,545
#148	Marion County	6424.0%	7,474	$50,484
#149	Glascock County	6245.0%	2,913	$55,250
#150	Miller County	6116.0%	5,873	$58,407
#151	Warren County	6098.0%	5,175	$46,776
#152	Taliaferro County	5956.0%	1,740	$48,036
#153	Echols County	5901.0%	3,705	$61,723
#154	Baker County	5779.0%	2,830	$44,405
#155	Early County	5735.0%	10,683	$53,750
#156	Quitman County	5564.0%	2,092	$36,838
#157	Lincoln County	5499.0%	7,773	$50,688
#158	Hancock County	5425.0%	8,630	$33,182
#159	Wilkes County	5283.0%	9,553	$52,542

Methodology

Counties are ranked by broadband % (higher is better). Data is sourced from FCC Broadband Data, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full risks data page for deeper analysis.

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