EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our reports dated March 5, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and supplemental schedule and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and subsidiary on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. We consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statement of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and subsidiary on Form S-8 (File No. 333-197969).

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 5, 2020