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Georgia

Lowest Taxes Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the lowest effective tax burden on residents and businesses.

Based on data from Tax Foundation, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Lowest Taxes Counties

  1. Fannin County — Effective Tax Rate: 36.6%
  2. Towns County — Effective Tax Rate: 38.3%
  3. Gilmer County — Effective Tax Rate: 41.1%
  4. Union County — Effective Tax Rate: 52.4%
  5. Rabun County — Effective Tax Rate: 54.7%
Lowest Taxes varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from 36.6% in Fannin County to 154.4% in Clinch County. The state average is 91.9%.

Fannin County leads the 2026 ranking at 36.6%. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

RankCountyEffective Tax RateMedian Home Value
#1Fannin County36.6%$260,100
#2Towns County38.3%$278,700
#3Gilmer County41.1%$259,700
#4Union County52.4%$252,100
#5Rabun County54.7%$236,900
#6Hart County59.8%$180,500
#7Banks County62.1%$229,900
#8Dade County64.0%$157,900
#9Quitman County64.9%$85,800
#10Glynn County65.8%$238,000
#11Murray County66.9%$153,700
#12White County67.7%$232,000
#13Carroll County68.0%$196,900
#14Habersham County68.2%$188,800
#15Heard County68.2%$134,900
#16Dawson County68.5%$312,600
#17Cobb County68.8%$346,000
#18Greene County69.2%$308,000
#19Pickens County70.5%$263,200
#20Putnam County71.3%$203,300
#21Cherokee County71.3%$358,400
#22Lumpkin County72.5%$249,400
#23Gordon County72.7%$179,100
#24Whitfield County72.9%$175,000
#25Catoosa County73.1%$191,200
#26Monroe County73.7%$204,100
#27Oconee County73.8%$389,200
#28Appling County74.2%$88,500
#29Baker County75.1%$121,600
#30Baldwin County75.4%$154,400
#31Rockdale County75.4%$221,800
#32Bartow County75.4%$237,000
#33Coffee County75.8%$122,500
#34Forsyth County77.6%$451,100
#35Hall County79.2%$277,900
#36McIntosh County79.4%$157,600
#37Coweta County79.8%$291,900
#38Bulloch County80.6%$172,500
#39Early County81.3%$126,500
#40Morgan County81.7%$293,300
#41Thomas County81.7%$178,900
#42Floyd County82.1%$174,000
#43Wayne County82.1%$142,200
#44Douglas County82.3%$227,800
#45Fayette County82.6%$369,700
#46Franklin County82.9%$146,700
#47Wheeler County82.9%$82,600
#48Marion County83.2%$111,300
#49Bryan County83.6%$276,100
#50Oglethorpe County83.6%$176,300
#51Madison County83.8%$170,600
#52Burke County83.8%$98,300
#53Laurens County83.9%$132,000
#54Walker County84.0%$149,600
#55Butts County84.4%$200,000
#56Chattooga County84.6%$86,400
#57Barrow County84.9%$228,400
#58Walton County85.0%$267,400
#59Chattahoochee County85.3%$129,300
#60Stephens County85.3%$154,200
#61Lowndes County85.7%$177,800
#62Polk County85.8%$151,400
#63Cook County86.6%$113,600
#64Houston County86.7%$189,500
#65McDuffie County86.9%$140,900
#66Wilkinson County87.8%$87,600
#67Muscogee County87.8%$168,400
#68Emanuel County88.2%$87,500
#69Evans County88.6%$130,500
#70Upson County89.2%$136,500
#71Lincoln County89.5%$164,300
#72Paulding County89.7%$251,100
#73Harris County90.0%$273,200
#74Haralson County90.1%$187,700
#75Taylor County90.3%$90,100
#76Colquitt County90.9%$113,900
#77Echols County91.0%$114,900
#78Clayton County91.1%$167,200
#79Fulton County91.2%$398,300
#80Columbia County91.2%$259,000
#81Crawford County91.3%$149,400
#82Jenkins County92.2%$81,800
#83Meriwether County92.4%$147,200
#84Jackson County92.6%$280,600
#85Schley County92.7%$154,300
#86Jasper County92.8%$184,000
#87Elbert County93.1%$104,500
#88Wilcox County93.1%$65,300
#89Randolph County93.2%$83,800
#90Atkinson County93.3%$77,100
#91Dodge County93.7%$104,600
#92Chatham County94.3%$256,400
#93Pike County94.6%$234,700
#94DeKalb County94.8%$301,100
#95Clarke County94.9%$242,600
#96Newton County95.1%$200,300
#97Richmond County95.6%$142,100
#98Spalding County95.9%$178,800
#99Warren County96.1%$82,700
#100Camden County96.2%$213,400
#101Candler County96.5%$141,500
#102Pulaski County96.6%$120,500
#103Decatur County96.7%$140,800
#104Pierce County96.7%$116,800
#105Tift County96.7%$140,700
#106Bacon County96.8%$95,600
#107Toombs County96.8%$124,800
#108Jeff Davis County97.3%$106,800
#109Henry County97.6%$245,200
#110Johnson County98.9%$81,300
#111Effingham County100.2%$219,000
#112Montgomery County100.6%$105,300
#113Stewart County100.7%$72,500
#114Troup County100.8%$166,700
#115Tattnall County101.0%$115,600
#116Charlton County101.0%$107,500
#117Lamar County101.2%$177,000
#118Jones County101.6%$159,500
#119Gwinnett County101.7%$307,300
#120Ben Hill County102.8%$100,000
#121Jefferson County103.2%$90,900
#122Grady County103.3%$147,000
#123Ware County103.3%$94,600
#124Lee County103.4%$208,800
#125Lanier County103.8%$150,200
#126Bleckley County104.3%$121,600
#127Glascock County104.6%$117,300
#128Hancock County104.8%$93,500
#129Treutlen County105.3%$98,500
#130Berrien County106.7%$108,300
#131Macon County106.7%$78,100
#132Twiggs County106.8%$89,300
#133Talbot County107.1%$119,400
#134Clay County107.5%$81,200
#135Worth County110.4%$98,000
#136Screven County110.6%$107,800
#137Irwin County112.1%$94,700
#138Bibb County112.3%$155,200
#139Calhoun County112.8%$77,100
#140Long County114.4%$159,900
#141Liberty County115.2%$158,400
#142Peach County116.1%$170,500
#143Washington County116.6%$113,700
#144Brooks County118.8%$128,400
#145Telfair County119.6%$90,000
#146Turner County120.9%$85,600
#147Seminole County121.1%$110,300
#148Brantley County121.6%$91,900
#149Terrell County123.0%$97,000
#150Sumter County124.1%$130,000
#151Taliaferro County127.6%$69,200
#152Crisp County128.2%$106,900
#153Dooly County128.6%$94,500
#154Webster County128.9%$77,100
#155Wilkes County129.1%$92,500
#156Mitchell County135.0%$98,400
#157Miller County135.2%$119,400
#158Dougherty County144.3%$119,100
#159Clinch County154.4%$73,900

Methodology

Counties are ranked by effective tax rate (lower is better). Data is sourced from Tax Foundation, 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 taxes data page for deeper analysis.

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