Georgia — 2026 Land Use Activity
Georgia logged 6,605 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 8,459 approved and 213 denied actions (97.5% approval). Henry County is the most active jurisdiction (2,018 projects YTD).
Data through September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
6,605
Projects YTD
8,459
Approved actions
213
Denied actions
97.5%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 6,605 | 97.5% approved |
| last month | 25 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | 2,018 | 3,171 | 39 | 98.8% |
| Oconee | 374 | 433 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Cobb | 292 | 331 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Gwinnett | 289 | 352 | 6 | 98.3% |
| Effingham | 257 | 285 | 41 | 87.4% |
| Fulton | 245 | 319 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Cherokee | 174 | 210 | 6 | 97.2% |
| Fayette | 167 | 186 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Coweta | 163 | 200 | 5 | 97.6% |
| DeKalb | 145 | 170 | 12 | 93.4% |
| Hall | 123 | 149 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barrow | 116 | 145 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chatham | 112 | 118 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Bulloch | 93 | 109 | 6 | 94.8% |
| Bartow | 79 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clayton | 76 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Richmond | 75 | 86 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Douglas | 74 | 76 | 2 | 97.4% |
| Paulding | 69 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Newton | 68 | 63 | 9 | 87.5% |
| Spalding | 66 | 64 | 6 | 91.4% |
| Lumpkin | 65 | 86 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Monroe | 63 | 76 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Columbia | 62 | 67 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Catoosa | 60 | 57 | 6 | 90.5% |
| Gordon | 60 | 78 | 3 | 96.3% |
| Whitfield | 54 | 59 | 3 | 95.2% |
| Troup | 49 | 59 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bibb | 48 | 57 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Camden | 48 | 65 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 43 | 44 | 6 | 88.0% |
| Murray | 41 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pike | 41 | 39 | 4 | 90.7% |
| Fannin | 36 | 44 | 2 | 95.7% |
| Habersham | 36 | 39 | 1 | 97.5% |
| Bleckley | 34 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Walton | 34 | 33 | 5 | 86.8% |
| Walker | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colquitt | 27 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sumter | 26 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lowndes | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oglethorpe | 24 | 24 | 1 | 96.0% |
| Liberty | 22 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Forsyth | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Harris | 21 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% |
| White | 21 | 24 | 2 | 92.3% |
| Glynn | 20 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Miller | 20 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Laurens | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Talbot | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lamar | 15 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Franklin | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.7% |
| Washington | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Madison | 13 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% |
| Mitchell | 12 | 13 | 1 | 92.9% |
| Polk | 12 | 12 | 1 | 92.3% |
| Bryan | 11 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Houston | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% |
| Rabun | 11 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carroll | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% |
| Heard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jenkins | 10 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Toombs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Towns | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hart | 9 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
| Terrell | 9 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clarke | 8 | 16 | 2 | 88.9% |
| Muscogee | 8 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
| Dodge | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Peach | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pickens | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wayne | 7 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% |
| Emanuel | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Thomas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Upson | 6 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dawson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Floyd | 5 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Haralson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Irwin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Seminole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Randolph | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ben Hill | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brooks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McDuffie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wilkes | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Banks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Butts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Greene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in Georgia YTD 2026?
- 6,605 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-09-03.
- What was the approval rate for Georgia in 2026?
- 97.5% of decision actions were approvals (8,459 approved vs 213 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in Georgia this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-09-03.