Lowndes County, GA
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Lowndes CountyGA averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$173.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$150.3M (FY2023)
Taxes$134.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$14.2M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,260 (FY2023)
🗳️ Election results (14 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
School Board District 3 2025-11-04
Warren Sweet Lee ✓ 398
School Board District 2 2025-11-04
Kelisa V. Brown ✓ 401 · Mitchell Beeland Tatar 105
School Board District 1 2025-11-04
Tia T. Heard ✓ 601
Mayor 2025-11-04
Terry Lee Davis ✓ 308 · Bill Hatfield ✓ 89 · Bruce Cain 190
City Council District 6 2025-11-04
Andy Gibbs ✓ 534
City Council District 4 2025-11-04
Eric Howard ✓ 624 · Cindy Becton ✓ 118 · Daniel Raymond Watson 20
City Council District 2 2025-11-04
Sandra J. Tooley ✓ 497
City Council District 1 2025-11-04
Louise White ✓ 59
City Council At Large Sp 2025-11-04
Zachary Fletcher ✓ 97
City Council At Large 2025-11-04
Blake McMillan ✓ 91 · Arthur Keckley ✓ 69 · Amanda Flowers ✓ 43 · Danielle Deangelo ✓ 42 · Susan Bailey ✓ 42
City Council 2025-11-04
Lori Copeland Alley ✓ 92 · Jeff Guilliams ✓ 90
County Commission Chair 2024-11-05
Bill Slaughter (I) ✓ 27,889 · Kelley Saxon 18,543
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Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Oct 27, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Nov 10, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Dec 8, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Recent meetings
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Jul 27, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Jun 30, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Jun 23, 2026 · 17:00
General
Tue Jun 23, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Jun 22, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Jun 8, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue May 26, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue May 26, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue May 12, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon May 11, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Apr 28, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Apr 27, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Apr 14, 2026 · 17:30
General
Mon Apr 13, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 17:30
General
Mon Mar 23, 2026 · 08:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Mar 10, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Mon Mar 9, 2026 · 08:30
General
Tue Feb 24, 2026 · 17:30
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Tue Feb 10, 2026 · 17:30
General
Mon Feb 9, 2026 · 08:30
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Tue Jan 27, 2026 · 17:30
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🌐 County-level context (Lowndes 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+227 people (-$20.7M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)11 ({"Hurricane": 7, "Tropical Storm": 3, "Severe Storm": 2, "Bi · last Mon Sep 30, 2024)
Traffic fatalities18 (2 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments2,872 (41,979 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,145/mo (1,406 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy27.1% (low numeracy 43% · 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.
$173.4M
Annual budget
$14.2M
Debt outstanding
804
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$173.4M
Spending$150.3M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$14.2M
Debt-to-revenue0.08×
Debt-load index21 / 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.