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Georgia 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 462 Georgia census tracts, home to 1,633,159 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 100 counties; Fulton County (61), DeKalb County (40), Clayton County (32) have the most. 20 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 82 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.

4622027 qualified census tracts
1,633,159people in them (2020 Census)
20nonmetro DDA counties
82Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

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County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Appling County26,5670
Atkinson County26,8344
Bacon County13,9471
Baldwin County410,8474
Barrow County13,4971
Ben Hill County27,6937
Berrien County13,4930
Bibb County1645,85118
Bleckley County12,4910
Brantley County12,6020
Brooks County12,5704
Bulloch County624,7082
Burke County11,9211
Calhoun County12,8133
Camden County13,6513
Carroll County625,3876
Catoosa County14,4132
Charlton County13,4292
Chatham County2474,40827
Chattooga County39,6457
Cherokee County15,5662
Clarke County1041,1033
Clayton County32137,63918
Clinch County15,1180
Cobb County1252,85916
Coffee County310,4812
Colquitt County38,6495
Coweta County211,2604
Crisp County28,1707
Decatur County311,7801
DeKalb County40147,85639
Dodge County13,4070
Dougherty County926,53112
Douglas County522,2605
Elbert County13,9930
Emanuel County411,5823
Fayette County12,2990
Floyd County519,02312
Franklin County27,5562
Fulton County61184,534139
Glynn County519,2005
Grady County15,1392
Greene County13,3785
Gwinnett County30123,1249
Habersham County15,3202
Hall County521,36511
Hancock County16,0101
Haralson County13,5600
Heard County14,4510
Henry County311,30610
Houston County514,8058
Jasper County26,0600
Jeff Davis County26,7002
Jenkins County16,6663
Johnson County24,9594
Lanier County13,7753
Laurens County516,6728
Liberty County13,8450
Lowndes County722,1748
Lumpkin County14,4832
Macon County37,3562
Marion County13,4711
McDuffie County28,9535
Meriwether County12,7861
Miller County11,8740
Mitchell County25,8423
Muscogee County1844,47227
Newton County26,1604
Paulding County13,8125
Peach County27,2967
Pickens County12,1420
Pulaski County12,7444
Putnam County13,3771
Randolph County26,4252
Richmond County1959,27824
Rockdale County416,8081
Seminole County12,6050
Spalding County932,8107
Stephens County13,3631
Stewart County11,8461
Sumter County313,8966
Tattnall County15,9860
Taylor County24,1001
Telfair County14,7001
Terrell County12,9270
Thomas County37,5792
Tift County13,2460
Toombs County39,7913
Treutlen County15,1721
Troup County418,03010
Turner County13,5451
Upson County15,4043
Walker County26,4723
Walton County316,0296
Ware County512,6205
Warren County12,7032
Wheeler County14,8192
Whitfield County211,1920
Wilcox County26,0161
Wilkinson County14,0871

Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.

Nonmetropolitan DDA counties

Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Baldwin County, Bulloch County, Camden County, Charlton County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Gordon County, Irwin County, Polk County, Pulaski County, Rabun County, Randolph County, Stephens County, Sumter County, Thomas County, Troup County, Ware County, Washington County, Wayne County, White County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes

In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.

Metro area2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA30622
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area30005, 30009, 30017, 30019, 30022, 30024, 30028, 30030, 30040, 30045, 30096, 30097, 30144, 30269, 30305, 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30319, 30322, 30324, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30329, 30338, 30339, 30341, 30346, 30350, 30363, 30519
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area30809, 30813, 30905
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA31522, 31527, 31561
Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area30248
Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area31808, 31820, 31905
Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area33009, 33019, 33020, 33021, 33025, 33026, 33028, 33029, 33062, 33063, 33064, 33065, 33067, 33068, 33069, 33071, 33073, 33076
Gainesville, GA MSA30517
Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area31309, 31314, 31315
Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area31210, 31216, 31220
Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area30218, 30220, 30276
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area33014, 33015, 33016, 33018, 33035
Savannah, GA MSA31322, 31324, 31401, 31407, 31410

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Georgia gains 56 qualified census tracts and loses 74; 6 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 17 dropped off; 15 nonmetro DDA counties are new and 0 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Fulton County85, 105.236.02, 21, 68.02, 73.02, 105.21, 106.01, 112.03, 118.02, 119.01, 123
DeKalb County206, 219.16, 234.31213.01, 217.12, 219.10, 220.05, 235.04, 237.02
Bibb County117.02, 126, 132.02108, 122, 131.01, 138
Muscogee County3, 23, 30, 106.0520, 106.08, 111
Richmond County16.03, 105.06, 105.143, 105.07, 105.12
Chatham County37, 42.1035.02, 101.02, 108.13
Clayton County404.09, 406.32404.22, 405.12, 405.34
Gwinnett County503.30, 505.77, 507.48504.40, 504.55
Bartow County9604.03, 9608.02, 9608.05
Clarke County15061, 6
Rockdale County603.15, 603.18603.16
Walker County201.02, 202, 203.01
Dougherty County107.02107.01
Douglas County803.06801.06
Glynn County7.015.01
Haralson County101103.03
Lowndes County106.01105
Mitchell County902, 904.02
Peach County404402
Spalding County1607.01, 1610
Sumter County9504, 9506
Appling County9502.02
Ben Hill County9603
Brantley County9601.02
Bulloch County1104.07
Burke County9504
Butts County1502.01
Calhoun County9502
Candler County9501
Carroll County9103.01
Clay County9603
Clinch County9701
Cobb County313.08
Coffee County108.01
Colquitt County9706.02
Cook County9603.01
Crisp County102.01
Dade County401.02
Decatur County9708
Dodge County9602
Early County904
Elbert County5.02
Fayette County1401.03
Greene County9503.05
Houston County201.10
Jeff Davis County9601.01
Johnson County9602.01
Lanier County9501
Laurens County9503
Liberty County102.04
Macon County1
Marion County9202
Meriwether County9708.01
Miller County9501
Newton County1004
Polk County104
Putnam County9601.01
Seminole County2003
Stewart County9501
Toombs County9706
Walton County1107.02
Wayne County9702.02
Webster County9602
Whitfield County12
Wilkes County101.02

Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Baldwin County, Camden County, Charlton County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Gordon County, Irwin County, Polk County, Pulaski County, Randolph County, Stephens County, Sumter County, Ware County, Washington County, Wayne County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 30218, 30517, 30813, 31216, 31309, 31401.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 30039, 30041, 30066, 30075, 30127, 30234, 30303, 30342, 31411, 31605, 31632, 31699, 31909, 33004, 33024, 33027, 33066.

Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.

Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).

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