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Chatham County, Georgia in numbers: crime, income, hazards
The violent-crime rate in Chatham County was 2.7 per 1,000 residents (2021-2025 average, FBI), 22% lower than the statewide rate (3.4). Median household income is $71,097 and the unemployment rate was 3.0% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 300,879 residents.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Chatham County?
Over 2021-2025, the county's police agencies sent the FBI reports of about 801 violent and 3,907 property crimes per year. That is 2.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 22% lower than the Georgia rate (3.4), and 28% lower than the U.S. rate (3.7). Burglary, theft and car theft together come to 13.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 16.5 across Georgia. Most violent crimes here are aggravated assaults (68%). CDC death records show about 39 homicide deaths a year in the county (13.3 per 100,000), a count that includes cases police may classify differently.
| Offense (yearly average, 2021-2025) | Chatham County | Per 1,000 | Georgia per 1,000 | U.S. per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 801 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Murder | 32 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| Rape | 78 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.40 |
| Robbery | 148 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.62 |
| Aggravated assault | 542 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Property crime | 3,907 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 18.1 |
| Burglary | 444 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 2,990 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 473 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. County figures add up the city police and sheriff reports in the county (7 agencies; 100% of residents covered).
What is the median household income in Chatham County?
Median household income is $71,097, close to the statewide figure ($77,353). The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $302,700 by its owners; renters pay a median $1,471. 11.8% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 12.3%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.0% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 4,784 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Chatham County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 300,879 | 10,940,407 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $302,700 | $303,300 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,471 | $1,393 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 14.3% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 37.7% | 34.9% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 56.8% | 65.7% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 37.2 | 37.6 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 92.2% | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 12.9% | 12.4% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Chatham County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Chatham County as “Relatively High”. The hazards rated highest here are hurricanes (Very High) and coastal flooding (Very High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Chatham County, active or completed (October 2026).
Industrial chemical releases
25 facilities in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 2,272,874 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.
Disasters, air and water
Chatham County was covered by 4 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Hurricane 3, Tropical Storm 1), not counting COVID-19. In 2024, 1 of 365 monitored days had an air quality index of “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse (EPA). Of 83 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low). NHTSA counted 29 traffic deaths in the county in 2024, including 12 pedestrians.
Is there road construction in Chatham County?
Georgia does not publish an open highway work-zone feed that we can read yet, so road construction in Chatham County is not on our map. Check the state's 511 traveler site for current closures.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Chatham County?
Chatham County has 59 public schools (2024-25) and 23 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. 10 nursing homes are certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 39 fire or EMS stations and 15 police or sheriff stations. National Park Service sites here: Fort Pulaski National Monument. 1 state park or recreation area: Skidaway Island State Park.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Chatham County
Gun shops
15 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Chatham County (14 from the ATF licensee list, 1 from OpenStreetMap), plus 12 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 8 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World 023 (Savannah), Cash America Pawn (Pooler), Cash America Pawn (2 in Savannah), Cashback Pawn & Title (Pooler), Crc Guns & Weaponry (Savannah), Dean Forest Road Guns & Ammo (Garden City), Goldmine Loan And Jewelry (Savannah), Hunter Exchange (Hunter Aaf) and 5 more.
Liquor stores
57 liquor stores are on the map in Chatham County: ABC beverages (Savannah), ABC Liquor Warehouse (Savannah), Adlers Package Shop Inc (Savannah), All American Liquor (Savannah), Bay Street Liquor (Savannah), Berwick Beverage, Beverage Warehouse (Port Wentworth), Beverage World Inc (Pooler) and 49 more. Georgia has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
One Planned Parenthood health center is on the map in Chatham County: Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc (Savannah).
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores · Planned Parenthood →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Chatham County?
Chatham County averaged 801 reported violent crimes a year in 2021-2025, or 2.7 per 1,000 residents, 22% lower than the Georgia rate (3.4). The property-crime rate was 13.0 per 1,000 (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting).
What is the median household income in Chatham County?
$71,097 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $77,353 for Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Chatham County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.0% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 4,784 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Chatham County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Chatham County as “Relatively High”. The hazards rated highest here are hurricanes (Very High) and coastal flooding (Very High).
How many nursing homes are in Chatham County?
10 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Chatham County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan County | 48,263 | 1.4 | $103,408 |
| Effingham County | 69,143 | 0.79 | $88,438 |
| Jasper County, SC | 32,166 | 5.6 | $65,613 |
| Liberty County | 67,397 | 6.5 | $60,456 |
Cities in Chatham County with their own page: Savannah.
More: Georgia statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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