2025 Annual Job Tax Credit Ranking
December 30, 2024
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Dear Honorable Brian Kemp, Governor; Honorable Burt Jones, Lieutenant Governor; Honorable Jon Burns, Speaker of the House; DCA Board Members; Mayors; County Commission Chairs; Regional Commission Executives; Development Authorities; and Other Interested Parties:
The 2025 annual rankings for the Job Tax Credit Program have been designated under the provisions of Georgia Code sections 48-7-40(b) and 48-7-40.1(b). As with all of the 2025 Job Tax Credit Program information, the attached detailed memo of the County Rankings, and a map of the 2025 County Tiers will be available and may be accessed within a week on the Job Tax Credit section of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) web page. Additional information on the Job Tax Credit Program, including regulations and forms, may also be found on DCAs Job Tax Credit web page at:
https://dca.georgia.gov/financing-tools/incentives/job-tax-credits.
DCA ranking criteria for 2025 used geography based on the 2020 Census Tract boundaries for the 2025 Census Tract designations. To rank census tracts, DCA used American Community Survey 5-year data released in December 2024. Please read the memo carefully for additional information on the Census Tract designations. A detailed listing of the designated Less Developed Census Tracts will be available and may be accessed within a week on the Less Developed Census Tract section of the DCA web page at:
https://dca.georgia.gov/financing-tools/incentives/less-developed-census-tracts.
Areas adjacent to a Military installation have been reviewed for eligibility based on detail under the provision of Georgia Code section 48-7-40.1(c)(2). Additionally, areas in a county that contain a federal military installation with a garrison of at least 5,000 federal or military personnel combined and contains an industrial park that is owned and operated by a governmental entity have been reviewed for eligibility based on detail under the provision of Georgia Code section 48-7-40.1(c)(2.1). A detailed listing of Military Zones will available and may be accessed within a week on the DCA Military Zone section of the DCA web page at:
https://dca.georgia.gov/financing-tools/incentives/military-zones.
Please feel free to contact Tricia DePadro tricia.depadro@dca.ga.gov with questions specific to the Job Tax Credit Program.
Sincerely Yours,
G. Christopher Nunn
Commissioner