No AC in Georgia? No way! These counties have highest rates of homes without

Air conditioning is a necessity for many Georgians during the summer, but new data suggests thousands of households across the state are still living without it.

A new analysis by Hard Rock Bet, using U.S. Census Bureau data, estimates that 36,333 occupied households in Georgia do not have air conditioning.

While that may sound high, Georgia actually ranks among the states with the best access to air conditioning, placing No. 8 nationally for household AC coverage.

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Which Georgia counties have the most homes without air conditioning?

According to the analysis, Fulton County has the largest estimated number of households without air conditioning, with 3,657 homes.

The counties with the highest estimated number of households without AC are:

• Fulton County: 3,657
• DeKalb County: 1,999
• Cobb County: 1,762
• Gwinnett County: 1,291
• Chatham County: 1,189

Which counties have the highest percentage of homes without AC?

Among Georgia counties with more than 100,000 occupied households, Hall County had the highest estimated share of homes without air conditioning.

The highest percentages were:

• Hall County: 1.3%
• Muscogee County: 1.1%
• Bibb County: 1.1%
• Chatham County: 1.0%
• Richmond County: 1.0%

How does Georgia compare nationally?

The report estimates that 99.09% of occupied households in Georgia have air conditioning, giving the state the eighth-highest household AC coverage in the country.

Only Florida, Delaware, Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska and Missouri ranked higher.

The findings are based on U.S. Census Bureau housing estimates comparing occupied households with homes that have and do not have air conditioning.

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Vanessa Johns is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia, covering food and entertainment. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.