Georgia Income Limits FY2026
HUD sets income limits for each Georgia area every year to determine who qualifies for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing, and other federal housing assistance. The table below shows the FY2026 thresholds at 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) for a four-person household in every Georgia HUD area. Select an area for the full breakdown by household size, including the 60% AMI tier used for LIHTC housing.
| Area | Median Income | 30% AMI (4p) | 50% AMI (4p) | 80% AMI (4p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, GA MSA | $56,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Albany, GA MSA | $71,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Albany, GA MSA | $71,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Albany, GA MSA | $71,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Albany, GA MSA | $71,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Albany, GA MSA | $71,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Appling County, GA | $59,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | $100,100 | $33,000 | $50,050 | $80,100 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | $100,100 | $33,000 | $50,050 | $80,100 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | $100,100 | $33,000 | $50,050 | $80,100 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | $100,100 | $33,000 | $50,050 | $80,100 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | $100,100 | $33,000 | $50,050 | $80,100 |
| Atkinson County, GA | $52,900 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $117,800 | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Bacon County, GA | $62,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Baldwin County, GA | $75,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Banks County, GA | $94,900 | $33,000 | $44,250 | $70,750 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | $54,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Berrien County, GA | $72,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Bleckley County, GA | $80,300 | $33,000 | $40,150 | $64,250 |
| Brunswick, GA MSA | $92,100 | $33,000 | $46,050 | $73,700 |
| Brunswick, GA MSA | $92,100 | $33,000 | $46,050 | $73,700 |
| Brunswick, GA MSA | $92,100 | $33,000 | $46,050 | $73,700 |
| Brunswick, GA MSA | $92,100 | $33,000 | $46,050 | $73,700 |
| Bulloch County, GA | $68,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,200 | $33,000 | $40,600 | $64,950 |
| Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,200 | $33,000 | $40,600 | $64,950 |
| Calhoun County, GA | $68,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Camden County, GA | $88,600 | $33,000 | $44,300 | $70,900 |
| Candler County, GA | $73,900 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Charlton County, GA | $70,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | $97,400 | $33,000 | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | $97,400 | $33,000 | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | $97,400 | $33,000 | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | $97,400 | $33,000 | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| Chattooga County, GA | $62,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Clay County, GA | $77,200 | $33,000 | $38,600 | $61,750 |
| Clinch County, GA | $76,900 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Coffee County, GA | $64,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Colquitt County, GA | $63,900 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA | $85,800 | $33,000 | $42,350 | $67,750 |
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA | $85,800 | $33,000 | $42,350 | $67,750 |
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA | $85,800 | $33,000 | $42,350 | $67,750 |
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA | $85,800 | $33,000 | $42,350 | $67,750 |
| Cook County, GA | $69,600 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Crisp County, GA | $63,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $83,000 | $33,000 | $41,500 | $66,400 |
| Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $83,000 | $33,000 | $41,500 | $66,400 |
| Decatur County, GA | $68,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Dodge County, GA | $70,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Dooly County, GA | $74,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Early County, GA | $64,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Elbert County, GA | $80,200 | $33,000 | $40,100 | $64,150 |
| Emanuel County, GA | $63,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Evans County, GA | $63,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Fannin County, GA | $69,900 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Franklin County, GA | $67,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Gainesville, GA MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,000 | $81,600 |
| Gainesville, GA MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,000 | $81,600 |
| Gilmer County, GA | $86,900 | $33,000 | $43,450 | $69,500 |
| Glascock County, GA | $81,000 | $33,000 | $40,500 | $64,800 |
| Gordon County, GA | $78,500 | $33,000 | $39,250 | $62,800 |
| Grady County, GA | $78,200 | $33,000 | $39,100 | $62,550 |
| Greene County, GA | $111,800 | $33,000 | $51,250 | $82,000 |
| Habersham County, GA | $84,300 | $33,000 | $42,150 | $67,450 |
| Hancock County, GA | $60,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $91,500 | $33,000 | $45,550 | $72,900 |
| Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $91,500 | $33,000 | $45,550 | $72,900 |
| Hart County, GA | $81,600 | $33,000 | $40,800 | $65,300 |
| Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $71,000 | $33,000 | $40,950 | $65,500 |
| Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $71,000 | $33,000 | $40,950 | $65,500 |
| Irwin County, GA | $74,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Jackson County, GA | $114,200 | $34,200 | $57,000 | $91,200 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | $51,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Jefferson County, GA | $71,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Jenkins County, GA | $56,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Johnson County, GA | $65,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Lamar County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $91,700 | $33,000 | $45,850 | $73,350 |
| Laurens County, GA | $74,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $69,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $69,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $79,700 | $33,000 | $39,850 | $63,750 |
| Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $79,700 | $33,000 | $39,850 | $63,750 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | $96,200 | $33,000 | $48,100 | $76,950 |
| Lumpkin County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $96,200 | $33,000 | $48,100 | $76,950 |
| Macon County, GA | $64,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Macon, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Macon, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Macon, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Macon, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Macon, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $72,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $72,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Miller County, GA | $70,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Mitchell County, GA | $71,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,800 | $33,000 | $54,900 | $87,850 |
| Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,800 | $33,000 | $54,900 | $87,850 |
| Montgomery County, GA | $68,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $100,900 | $33,000 | $50,450 | $80,700 |
| Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $100,900 | $33,000 | $50,450 | $80,700 |
| Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,900 | $33,000 | $40,950 | $65,500 |
| Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,900 | $33,000 | $40,950 | $65,500 |
| Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $95,200 | $33,000 | $44,250 | $70,750 |
| Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $95,200 | $33,000 | $44,250 | $70,750 |
| Pierce County, GA | $83,700 | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| Polk County, GA | $72,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Pulaski County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $72,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Putnam County, GA | $95,500 | $33,000 | $47,750 | $76,400 |
| Quitman County, GA | $68,600 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Rabun County, GA | $89,200 | $33,000 | $42,950 | $68,650 |
| Randolph County, GA | $43,600 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Rome, GA MSA | $86,500 | $33,000 | $43,250 | $69,200 |
| Rome, GA MSA | $86,500 | $33,000 | $43,250 | $69,200 |
| Savannah, GA MSA | $107,300 | $33,000 | $53,650 | $85,850 |
| Savannah, GA MSA | $107,300 | $33,000 | $53,650 | $85,850 |
| Savannah, GA MSA | $107,300 | $33,000 | $53,650 | $85,850 |
| Savannah, GA MSA | $107,300 | $33,000 | $53,650 | $85,850 |
| Schley County, GA | $76,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Screven County, GA | $73,600 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Seminole County, GA | $74,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Stephens County, GA | $73,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Stewart County, GA | $62,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Stewart County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $62,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Sumter County, GA | $52,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Talbot County, GA | $56,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Talbot County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $56,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | $57,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Tattnall County, GA | $69,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Taylor County, GA | $60,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Telfair County, GA | $66,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Thomas County, GA | $89,800 | $33,000 | $42,950 | $68,650 |
| Tift County, GA | $74,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Toombs County, GA | $64,600 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Towns County, GA | $78,700 | $33,000 | $39,350 | $62,950 |
| Treutlen County, GA | $75,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Troup County, GA | $76,100 | $33,000 | $39,800 | $63,700 |
| Turner County, GA | $60,200 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Union County, GA | $89,200 | $33,000 | $44,600 | $71,350 |
| Upson County, GA | $76,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | $82,600 | $33,000 | $41,300 | $66,100 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | $82,600 | $33,000 | $41,300 | $66,100 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | $82,600 | $33,000 | $41,300 | $66,100 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | $82,600 | $33,000 | $41,300 | $66,100 |
| Valdosta, GA MSA | $82,600 | $33,000 | $41,300 | $66,100 |
| Ware County, GA | $60,300 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Warren County, GA | $58,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Washington County, GA | $65,800 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Wayne County, GA | $68,400 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Webster County, GA | $65,100 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Wheeler County, GA | $59,000 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| White County, GA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $45,250 | $72,400 |
| Wilcox County, GA | $68,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Wilkes County, GA | $68,500 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | $62,700 | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
Understanding Georgia income limits
Income limits vary widely across Georgia because each one is tied to its local area median income, not a single statewide figure. A household that earns too much to qualify in a lower-cost rural county may still qualify in a higher-cost metro. HUD publishes new limits each spring, and they take effect for the federal fiscal year.
- 30% AMI (Extremely Low Income) — the threshold for the highest-priority Section 8 and public housing waitlists.
- 50% AMI (Very Low Income) — the standard eligibility ceiling for the Housing Choice Voucher program.
- 80% AMI (Low Income) — used for many affordable-housing and HOME-funded programs.
The figures above are for a four-person household. Limits scale by household size — roughly 70% of the four-person figure for a single person, rising to about 132% for an eight-person household. Open any area for the complete household-size table and the 60% AMI tier.