Income Limits / Georgia

Georgia Section 8 Income Limits 2026 by County

HUD sets Section 8 income limits by area, not statewide. In Georgia, the 2026 Very Low Income (50%) limit for a family of four runs from $38,500 in Appling County to $58,900 in Barrow County, effective May 1, 2026; for one person it runs from $26,950 to $41,250.

A household generally must be at or below the Very Low Income (50% of area median income) limit for its size to qualify for a Section 8 voucher, and housing authorities must give at least 75% of new vouchers each year to households at or below the Extremely Low Income (30%) limit (24 CFR 982.201).

Rule: 24 CFR 982.201. Income counts gross annual income for everyone in the household; your housing authority makes the final determination.

Georgia income limits by county, 2026

Annual household income. Source: HUD FY income limits, effective May 1, 2026. A range means HUD publishes that county name as several areas with different limits; the county page lists them.

County30% · family of 450% · 1 person50% · family of 480% · family of 4
Appling County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Atkinson County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Bacon County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Baker County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Baldwin County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Banks County$33,000$30,950$44,250$70,750
Barrow County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Bartow County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Ben Hill County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Berrien County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Bibb County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Bleckley County$33,000$28,150$40,150$64,250
Brantley County$33,000$32,250$46,050$73,700
Brooks County$33,000$28,950$41,300$66,100
Bryan County$33,000$37,600$53,650$85,850
Bulloch County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Burke County$33,000$31,650$45,200$72,300
Butts County$33,000$28,450$40,600$64,950
Calhoun County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Camden County$33,000$31,050$44,300$70,900
Candler County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Carroll County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Catoosa County$33,000$34,100$48,700$77,900
Charlton County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Chatham County$33,000$37,600$53,650$85,850
Chattahoochee County$33,000$29,600$42,350$67,750
Chattooga County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Cherokee County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Clarke County$33,000$35,050$50,050$80,100
Clay County$33,000$27,050$38,600$61,750
Clayton County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Clinch County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Cobb County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Coffee County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Colquitt County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Columbia County$33,000$31,650$45,200$72,300
Cook County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Coweta County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Crawford County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Crisp County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Dade County$33,000$34,100$48,700$77,900
Dawson County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Decatur County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
DeKalb County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Dodge County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Dooly County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Dougherty County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Douglas County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Early County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Echols County$33,000$28,950$41,300$66,100
Effingham County$33,000$37,600$53,650$85,850
Elbert County$33,000$28,100$40,100$64,150
Emanuel County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Evans County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Fannin County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Fayette County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Floyd County$33,000$30,300$43,250$69,200
Forsyth County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Franklin County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Fulton County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Gilmer County$33,000$30,450$43,450$69,500
Glascock County$33,000$28,350$40,500$64,800
Glynn County$33,000$32,250$46,050$73,700
Gordon County$33,000$27,500$39,250$62,800
Grady County$33,000$27,400$39,100$62,550
Greene County$33,000$35,900$51,250$82,000
Gwinnett County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Habersham County$33,000$29,550$42,150$67,450
Hall County$33,000$35,700$51,000$81,600
Hancock County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Haralson County$33,000$31,900$45,550$72,900
Harris County$33,000$29,600$42,350$67,750
Hart County$33,000$28,600$40,800$65,300
Heard County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Henry County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Houston County$33,000$34,700$49,550$79,300
Irwin County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Jackson County$34,200$39,900$57,000$91,200
Jasper County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Jeff Davis County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Jefferson County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Jenkins County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Johnson County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Jones County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Lamar County$33,000$32,100$45,850$73,350
Lanier County$33,000$28,950$41,300$66,100
Laurens County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Lee County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Liberty County$33,000$28,700$40,950$65,500
Lincoln County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Long County$33,000$27,900$39,850$63,750
Lowndes County$33,000$28,950$41,300$66,100
Lumpkin County$33,000$33,700$48,100$76,950
Macon County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Madison County$33,000$35,050$50,050$80,100
Marion County$33,000$29,600$42,350$67,750
McDuffie County$33,000$31,650$45,200$72,300
McIntosh County$33,000$32,250$46,050$73,700
Meriwether County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Miller County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Mitchell County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Monroe County$33,000$38,450$54,900$87,850
Montgomery County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Morgan County$33,000$35,350$50,450$80,700
Murray County$33,000$28,700$40,950$65,500
Muscogee County$33,000$29,600$42,350$67,750
Newton County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Oconee County$33,000$35,050$50,050$80,100
Oglethorpe County$33,000$35,050$50,050$80,100
Paulding County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Peach County$33,000$30,950$44,250$70,750
Pickens County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Pierce County$33,000$29,300$41,850$66,950
Pike County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Polk County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Pulaski County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Putnam County$33,000$33,450$47,750$76,400
Quitman County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Rabun County$33,000$30,000$42,950$68,650
Randolph County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Richmond County$33,000$31,650$45,200$72,300
Rockdale County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Schley County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Screven County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Seminole County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Spalding County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Stephens County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Stewart County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Sumter County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Talbot County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Taliaferro County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Tattnall County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Taylor County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Telfair County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Terrell County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Thomas County$33,000$30,000$42,950$68,650
Tift County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Toombs County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Towns County$33,000$27,550$39,350$62,950
Treutlen County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Troup County$33,000$27,900$39,800$63,700
Turner County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Twiggs County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Union County$33,000$31,250$44,600$71,350
Upson County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Walker County$33,000$34,100$48,700$77,900
Walton County$35,350$41,250$58,900$94,250
Ware County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Warren County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Washington County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Wayne County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Webster County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Wheeler County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
White County$33,000$31,650$45,250$72,400
Whitfield County$33,000$29,050$41,500$66,400
Wilcox County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Wilkes County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Wilkinson County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600
Worth County$33,000$26,950$38,500$61,600

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Section 8 income limit in Georgia in 2026?

HUD sets Section 8 income limits by area, not statewide. In Georgia, the 2026 Very Low Income (50%) limit for a family of four runs from $38,500 in Appling County to $58,900 in Barrow County, effective May 1, 2026; for one person it runs from $26,950 to $41,250. Pick your county in the table for the full 30%, 50% and 80% limits for households of 1 to 8 people.

Is the Section 8 income limit the same across Georgia?

No. HUD calculates income limits for each metropolitan area or county from that area's median family income, so the limit differs within Georgia. Your housing authority applies the limit for the area where it operates; its determination is final.

Which Georgia county has the highest Section 8 income limit?

By HUD's 2026 figures, Barrow County has the highest 50% limit for a family of four ($58,900) and Appling County the lowest ($38,500).

Which income limit do I have to meet to get a voucher?

Generally the Very Low Income (50%) limit for your household size, counted on gross annual income of everyone in the household. At least 75% of the vouchers a housing authority issues to new families each year must go to households at or below the Extremely Low Income (30%) limit, so many vouchers go to the lowest-income households. Housing authorities can also have additional requirements and waiting-list preferences.

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