County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth County | 94 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Bryan County | 87 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Effingham County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Oconee County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Cherokee County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Barrow County | 83 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Coweta County | 82 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Lee County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Fayette County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Walton County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Oglethorpe County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Monroe County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Henry County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Pike County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Paulding County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Pickens County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Chatham County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Hall County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Harris County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Bartow County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Jackson County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Douglas County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Dawson County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Houston County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Newton County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Morgan County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Long County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Madison County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Banks County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Pierce County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | White County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Putnam County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Lumpkin County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Carroll County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Greene County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Jones County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Lamar County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Catoosa County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Gilmer County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Crawford County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Haralson County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Butts County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Brantley County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Jasper County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Gordon County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Union County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Towns County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Camden County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Habersham County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Thomas County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Franklin County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Glynn County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Bulloch County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Floyd County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Rabun County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Grady County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Lowndes County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Tift County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Murray County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Dade County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Hart County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Wayne County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Spalding County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Fannin County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Walker County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Peach County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 70 | Laurens County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 71 | Troup County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 72 | Toombs County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 73 | Heard County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 74 | Charlton County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 75 | Whitfield County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 76 | Candler County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 77 | Randolph County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 78 | Worth County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 79 | Liberty County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 80 | Stephens County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 81 | Glascock County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 82 | Polk County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 83 | Treutlen County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 84 | Cook County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 85 | Elbert County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 86 | Colquitt County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 87 | Upson County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 88 | Appling County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 89 | Meriwether County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 90 | Bleckley County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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