Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-09
18 of Georgia's 159 counties — 11% — set no minimum dwelling size. That is the 5th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Glascock County (84/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 587 counties nationwide → Georgia: no building codes → Georgia: no zoning → Georgia: no codes, no zoning → Georgia: owner-builder → Georgia: rv living → Georgia: tiny homes → Full Georgia profile →
18 of 159 Georgia counties · sorted by Index score
Unincorporated Glascock County: no county rule sets this, because Glascock County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subd…
2017 County Government Information Catalog ↗Unincorporated Telfair County: no county rule sets this, because Telfair County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
Telfair County Joint Comprehensive Plan ↗Unincorporated Bacon County: no county rule sets this, because Bacon County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivisio…
Bacon County & Alma Comp Plan Amendment 2021 ↗Unincorporated Jenkins County: no county rule sets this, because Jenkins County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
2023 Jenkins County Joint Comprehensive Plan ↗Unincorporated Wilcox County: no county rule sets this, because Wilcox County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivis…
dca.georgia.gov ↗Unincorporated Calhoun County: no county rule sets this, because Calhoun County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
2022 County Government Information Catalog ↗County zoning dimensional controls on dwelling size in unincorporated Emanuel County. Emanuel County states that it has no county-specific zoning regulations and does not impose…
Emanuel County Code Enforcement FAQs ↗County zoning minimum dwelling-size requirements in unincorporated Washington County. No zoning regulations apply in the unincorporated area; building, septic, floodplain, and o…
Standard Zoning ↗Unincorporated Toombs County: no county rule sets this, because Toombs County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivis…
Toombs County Board of Commissioners Regular Board Meeting, August 20, 2024 ↗Unincorporated Atkinson County: no county rule sets this, because Atkinson County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subd…
2023 Atkinson County – Cities of Pearson and Willacoochee Comprehensive Plan Update ↗Unincorporated Evans County: no county rule sets this, because Evans County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivisio…
2020 County Government Information Catalog — Section 4.a: Planning, Development and Zoning Procedures ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Early County. The no-zoning statement addresses county zoning; building, safety, health, and manufactured-home standa…
Communications Tower Permitting Process ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size requirements in unincorporated Webster County. The county source states that it has no adopted zoning ordinance or other types of land-…
Unified Government of Webster County Comprehensive Plan 2024-2029 ↗County zoning minimum-dwelling-size requirements in unincorporated Montgomery County. No county zoning ordinance was identified; non-zoning building, health, septic, and municip…
Montgomery County Joint Comprehensive Plan Partial Update ↗Unincorporated Baker County: no county rule sets this, because Baker County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivisio…
2023 County Government Information Catalog ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling-size requirements for residential or tiny-home parcels in unincorporated Dade County. This is an absence of a county zoning-based dimensiona…
Dade County Business Guide ↗Unincorporated Charlton County: no county rule sets this, because Charlton County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subd…
Charlton County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023-2028 ↗Unincorporated Hart County: no county rule sets this, because Hart County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivision …
Hart County Board of Commissioners February 24, 2026 packet ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Georgia state page for all 159 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
