Chatham County, GA
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Chatham CountyGA averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$529.6M (FY2023)
Total spending$518.1M (FY2023)
Taxes$372.7M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$71.5M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,748 (FY2023)
🗳️ Election results (15 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2025-11-04
Tracy Saunders ✓ 823 · Dana Williams ✓ 417 · Dennis G. Baxter ✓ 373 · Georgia W. Benton 459 · Gary Norton 396 · Beth E. Goette 150
City Council District 5- Garden City 2025-11-04
Christopher Figiel ✓ 180 · Kimberly B. Tice 175
City Council District 3 - Port Wentworth 2025-11-04
Rufus Bright ✓ 200 · Doel Maldonado 125
City Council District 1- Garden City 2025-11-04
Michael W. Bruner ✓ 132
City Council District 1 - Port Wentworth 2025-11-04
Gabrielle "Gabby" Nelson ✓ 262 · Lashawn Benton 113
City Council 2025-11-04
ArtLise Alston-Cone ✓ 926 · Cam Jackson ✓ 725 · Michael "Spec" Hosti ✓ 698 · Gwyn L. Hall ✓ 654 · Nicholas "Nick" Hale ✓ 629 · Brooks Barbaree ✓ 392
County Commission Chair 2024-11-05
Chester A. Ellis (I) ✓ 79,008 · Joel S. Boblasky 57,799
County Commission - District 8 2024-11-05
Marsha Buford ✓ 13,268
County Commission - District 7 2024-11-05
Dean Kicklighter (I) ✓ 11,334 · Orlando Scott 9,033
County Commission - District 6 2024-11-05
Aaron "Adot" Whitely (I) ✓ 9,637 · Leonard C. Massey 6,243
County Commission - District 5 2024-11-05
Tanya Milton (I) ✓ 11,343
County Commission - District 4 2024-11-05
Pat Farrell (I) ✓ 19,987
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 100 on record.
🌐 County-level context (Chatham County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-783 people (+$75.2M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)12 ({"Hurricane": 9, "Tropical Storm": 3, "Severe Storm": 2, "Bi · last Mon Sep 30, 2024)
Traffic fatalities29 (13 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments9,037 (153,824 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,584/mo (5,291 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy21.9% (low numeracy 36% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$529.6M
Annual budget
$71.5M
Debt outstanding
4,426
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$529.6M
Spending$518.1M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$71.5M
Debt-to-revenue0.13×
Debt-load index34 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.