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Poverty Rate in Georgia, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Georgia, ranked. The highest is Terrell County at 33.3% and the lowest is Forsyth County at 4.3%.

Georgia: 13.4% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Georgia: 17.3%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Terrell County33.3%
2Wheeler County32.7%
3Taylor County32.1%
4Hancock County30.6%
5Randolph County30.0%
6Stewart County26.4%
7Baker County26.3%
8Clinch County26.1%
9Lanier County26.1%
10Clarke County26.0%
11Emanuel County25.7%
12Brooks County25.4%
13Ben Hill County25.2%
14Talbot County25.2%
15Macon County25.1%
16Atkinson County25.0%
17Dougherty County25.0%
18Bibb County24.7%
19Bacon County24.5%
20Johnson County24.2%
21Telfair County24.1%
22Worth County24.0%
23Miller County23.8%
24Sumter County23.7%
25Early County23.6%
26Mitchell County23.4%
27Tattnall County23.4%
28Crisp County23.3%
29Coffee County23.1%
30Bulloch County23.0%
31McIntosh County23.0%
32Colquitt County22.9%
33Jenkins County22.9%
34Calhoun County22.8%
35Laurens County22.6%
36Appling County22.5%
37Toombs County22.5%
38Irwin County22.4%
39Webster County22.3%
40Decatur County22.0%
41Wilcox County21.9%
42Jeff Davis County21.8%
43Baldwin County21.7%
44Wilkinson County21.6%
45Dodge County21.5%
46Ware County21.5%
47Warren County21.4%
48Wayne County21.3%
49Chattooga County21.2%
50Clay County21.0%
51Marion County20.9%
52Tift County20.8%
53Berrien County20.6%
54Montgomery County20.6%
55Taliaferro County20.4%
56Grady County20.3%
57McDuffie County20.3%
58Turner County20.3%
59Seminole County20.1%
60Richmond County20.0%
61Franklin County19.5%
62Bleckley County19.3%
63Upson County19.3%
64Lowndes County19.2%
65Evans County19.1%
66Muscogee County19.0%
67Meriwether County18.9%
68Spalding County18.9%
69Burke County18.3%
70Twiggs County18.2%
71Charlton County18.1%
72Elbert County18.0%
73Clayton County17.9%
74Heard County17.9%
75Thomas County17.9%
76Wilkes County17.8%
77Cook County17.7%
78Putnam County17.6%
79Long County17.3%
80Peach County17.3%
81Madison County17.2%
82Screven County17.2%
83Washington County17.2%
84Brantley County17.1%
85Lincoln County17.0%
86Jefferson County16.9%
87Troup County16.9%
88Pulaski County16.5%
89Polk County16.4%
90Candler County16.3%
91Glynn County16.1%
92Floyd County16.0%
93Gilmer County16.0%
94Jasper County16.0%
95Stephens County15.8%
96Dooly County15.7%
97Quitman County15.7%
98Carroll County15.4%
99Haralson County15.4%
100Liberty County15.3%
101Whitfield County14.8%
102Murray County14.4%
103Chatham County14.3%
104Echols County14.2%
105Habersham County14.1%
106Lumpkin County14.1%
107Chattahoochee County13.9%
108Schley County13.9%
109Pierce County13.8%
110Treutlen County13.8%
111DeKalb County13.7%
112Fannin County13.7%
113Towns County13.3%
114Walker County13.3%
115Rabun County13.1%
116Camden County12.9%
117Glascock County12.6%
118White County12.4%
119Fulton County12.3%
120Monroe County12.3%
121Newton County12.3%
122Jones County12.1%
123Gordon County12.0%
124Pickens County12.0%
125Hart County11.9%
126Walton County11.9%
127Hall County11.8%
128Crawford County11.6%
129Oglethorpe County11.6%
130Banks County11.3%
131Houston County11.1%
132Douglas County10.9%
133Union County10.9%
134Gwinnett County10.8%
135Rockdale County10.8%
136Butts County10.4%
137Bartow County10.3%
138Catoosa County9.9%
139Greene County9.8%
140Barrow County9.6%
141Lamar County9.6%
142Pike County9.3%
143Henry County9.2%
144Harris County9.0%
145Morgan County8.8%
146Cobb County8.7%
147Dawson County8.5%
148Dade County8.2%
149Columbia County7.5%
150Coweta County7.4%
151Jackson County7.3%
152Cherokee County7.0%
153Effingham County6.8%
154Bryan County6.7%
155Paulding County6.6%
156Oconee County6.2%
157Lee County5.7%
158Fayette County5.6%
159Forsyth County4.3%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Georgia ranks 15th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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