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Highest poverty rate, Georgia cities

Georgia cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 178 is 14.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Morrow, GA, up 95 places to #59.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲5Milledgeville, GAGA16,83540.5%+16.5 pts

02▲8Dublin, GAGA16,56536.3%+8.8 pts

03▲4Statesboro, GAGA35,36636.0%−6.5 pts

04▲12Dahlonega, GAGA7,91835.9%+11.5 pts

05▲84Conley, GAGA5,82235.8%+15.6 pts

06▲9Jonesboro, GAGA6,04635.3%+15.0 pts

07▲12Clarkston, GAGA14,43134.4%+15.1 pts

08▲6Monroe, GAGA16,50733.8%+10.9 pts

09▲13Waycross, GAGA13,93632.7%+2.2 pts

10▲17Americus, GAGA15,61732.7%+5.0 pts

11▲31Baxley, GAGA5,05832.2%+7.8 pts

12▼7McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44331.5%–

13▼4Brunswick, GAGA15,73030.9%+0.6 pts

14▼10Cedartown, GAGA10,51430.7%+6.3 pts

15▲3Cornelia, GAGA5,45930.3%+17.1 pts

16▲10Douglas, GAGA11,86429.7%+5.3 pts

17▲43Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78029.7%+17.1 pts

18▼15Fort Valley, GAGA9,22029.6%−8.1 pts

19▼7Swainsboro, GAGA7,43629.0%−3.1 pts

20▼18Cordele, GAGA9,65229.0%−12.6 pts

21▲76Thomson, GAGA6,76328.8%+1.2 pts

22▲33Cairo, GAGA10,15028.8%−1.2 pts

23▼15Thomaston, GAGA9,85228.1%+5.6 pts

24▲7Moultrie, GAGA14,97328.0%+0.3 pts

25▲3Sylvester, GAGA5,43027.9%+0.8 pts

26▼9Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88227.8%−3.7 pts

27▼4Albany, GAGA66,90727.5%+0.5 pts

28▲19Jasper, GAGA5,40027.2%+11.4 pts

29▲15Dock Junction, GAGA8,14727.0%+8.2 pts

30▼29Blakely, GAGA5,15626.8%−6.8 pts

31▲1Athens, GAGA128,61226.5%−2.1 pts

32▼11Valdosta, GAGA56,18626.1%+1.5 pts

33▼20Waynesboro, GAGA5,51126.0%−16.5 pts

34▲29Vidalia, GAGA10,88525.7%+5.9 pts

35▼15Carrollton, GAGA27,92525.4%+2.1 pts

36▲10Griffin, GAGA23,89625.2%+3.9 pts

37▲1Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%–

38▼5Bainbridge, GAGA14,60624.1%−2.8 pts

39▲32Toccoa, GAGA9,53923.9%+2.2 pts

40▲11Adel, GAGA5,85423.9%−3.5 pts

41▲20Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01423.6%+8.6 pts

42▼18Tifton, GAGA17,59523.5%−3.4 pts

43▼4LaGrange, GAGA34,73022.9%+1.5 pts

44▲26Lilburn, GAGA16,36922.9%+16.8 pts

45▲4Nashville, GAGA5,03821.7%−4.1 pts

46▲10Jesup, GAGA10,30120.9%−0.9 pts

47▼4College Park, GAGA13,88720.7%+1.5 pts

48▼11Rome, GAGA38,93420.6%+0.2 pts

49▼15Covington, GAGA17,47720.4%+0.8 pts

50▲9Forest Park, GAGA19,16820.3%+4.9 pts

51▲13Gainesville, GAGA49,22120.1%−1.7 pts

52▼2Augusta, GAGA201,99920.1%+0.4 pts

53East Point, GAGA38,22519.9%−0.8 pts

54▲11Savannah, GAGA149,44019.7%−2.1 pts

55▲31Panthersville, GAGA9,05319.6%+9.5 pts

56▲16Gresham Park, GAGA6,93519.5%+1.3 pts

57▼46Jackson, GAGA5,88419.4%−1.8 pts

58▲38Irondale, GAGA9,18519.2%+10.4 pts

59▲95Morrow, GAGA6,21119.1%+10.2 pts

60▲8Glennville, GAGA5,02319.1%−9.7 pts

61▲6Columbus, GAGA202,17119.0%–

62▲51Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28519.0%+8.0 pts

63▼1Dalton, GAGA35,32218.6%+2.5 pts

64▼19Sandersville, GAGA5,39718.5%−8.9 pts

65▲1Doraville, GAGA16,36518.3%+3.0 pts

66▲8Chamblee, GAGA32,33418.0%−4.9 pts

67▼42Fairburn, GAGA17,13317.5%+9.8 pts

68▲23St. Marys, GAGA20,54617.4%+6.3 pts

69▼11Thomasville, GAGA18,66717.1%−1.8 pts

70▲5Atlanta, GAGA529,11016.9%−7.5 pts

71▲24Stonecrest, GAGA61,33716.7%–

72▲21Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56216.6%+5.1 pts

73▼44Eatonton, GAGA6,74916.6%−8.5 pts

74▲53Centerville, GAGA9,50516.5%+8.6 pts

75▲35Dallas, GAGA15,40216.3%+6.3 pts

76▲11Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87516.1%+5.9 pts

77▲25Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18116.1%−0.7 pts

78▼37Locust Grove, GAGA14,61015.9%+7.1 pts

79▲6Chatsworth, GAGA5,02915.7%−1.4 pts

80▼7Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82215.4%+3.9 pts

81▼24Eastman, GAGA5,57215.3%−8.2 pts

82▲17Norcross, GAGA19,08615.2%−2.7 pts

83Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90514.7%+1.0 pts

84▲66Powder Springs, GAGA21,00414.6%+6.1 pts

85▲32Scottdale, GAGA10,54214.4%−6.0 pts

86▼46LaFayette, GAGA7,15714.3%−6.6 pts

87▲14Warner Robins, GAGA87,76114.2%+1.1 pts

88▲23Union City, GAGA29,91014.2%+2.2 pts

89▼59Calhoun, GAGA20,19614.1%−2.7 pts

90▼42Barnesville, GAGA6,32914.0%−6.3 pts

91▲1Hinesville, GAGA36,67414.0%−0.9 pts

92▼12Cusseta, GAGA8,46513.9%–

93▲27Perry, GAGA25,69913.9%−4.9 pts

94▲42Mableton, GAGA78,82013.5%+4.8 pts

95▼14Hampton, GAGA9,34913.4%+8.5 pts

96▼44Conyers, GAGA20,37713.4%−3.5 pts

97▼20Cumming, GAGA12,49413.4%−4.2 pts

98▼4Winder, GAGA21,25213.2%+0.1 pts

99▲7Fairview, GAGA5,30213.1%+4.2 pts

100Mountain Park, GAGA12,85012.9%+9.5 pts

101▼13Canton, GAGA40,77812.9%+1.6 pts

102▼20Garden City, GAGA10,51312.8%−5.4 pts

103Marietta, GAGA63,57412.8%−2.9 pts

104▲59Madison, GAGA5,17912.6%+1.0 pts

105▲9Buford, GAGA18,78012.6%+1.4 pts

106▼22Cartersville, GAGA25,34912.4%+1.0 pts

107▼9Riverdale, GAGA14,63712.4%−0.1 pts

108▼3Stockbridge, GAGA36,33112.3%+5.5 pts

109▲57Hiram, GAGA5,58512.0%+6.8 pts

110▲31Villa Rica, GAGA21,02211.8%−1.3 pts

111▲23Auburn, GAGA10,11011.7%+6.5 pts

112▼33Redan, GAGA31,01711.4%+6.0 pts

113▲65Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60411.2%+0.2 pts

114▲18Grovetown, GAGA17,93911.1%−7.5 pts

115▼7North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99711.1%−2.5 pts

116▲7Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86811.1%−6.3 pts

117▲5Georgetown, GAGA11,15810.8%+5.3 pts

118▲44Austell, GAGA8,33910.8%−2.0 pts

119Douglasville, GAGA41,52310.7%−1.5 pts

120▼4Bemiss, GAGA9,20110.7%–

121▼31Kingsland, GAGA21,29910.7%+1.1 pts

122▲3McDonough, GAGA33,39510.6%−2.2 pts

123▲19Smyrna, GAGA57,51310.6%+1.7 pts

124▲9Tucker, GAGA37,29010.6%+6.3 pts

125▲1Brookhaven, GAGA59,64310.3%–

126▼17Kennesaw, GAGA37,97010.3%+5.7 pts

127▼58Byron, GAGA6,56710.1%−1.4 pts

128▼4Suwanee, GAGA23,03410.1%+7.9 pts

129▲15Martinez, GAGA33,75010.0%+6.8 pts

130▼52Hoschton, GAGA8,6239.7%−1.7 pts

131▲6North Decatur, GAGA18,4429.7%+1.6 pts

132▼25Palmetto, GAGA5,2989.4%−1.9 pts

133▼57Hapeville, GAGA7,4109.3%−8.5 pts

134▼3Druid Hills, GAGA8,1699.3%+1.5 pts

135▼81Lovejoy, GAGA12,9299.2%−2.6 pts

136▲3South Fulton, GAGA112,8209.1%–

137▼7Rincon, GAGA11,7269.0%−0.4 pts

138▼9Duluth, GAGA33,8158.9%+4.5 pts

139▲13Snellville, GAGA22,4788.9%+5.9 pts

140▼28Loganville, GAGA17,2128.9%+2.3 pts

141▼37Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0228.8%−1.5 pts

142▼21Newnan, GAGA45,8678.6%−11.1 pts

143▲5Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0138.5%+2.0 pts

144▼29Commerce, GAGA9,3038.3%−4.3 pts

145▼109Oakwood, GAGA7,2458.1%−2.5 pts

146Fayetteville, GAGA20,4658.1%+5.2 pts

147Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5197.9%–

148▼10Acworth, GAGA22,9257.7%−0.6 pts

149▲4Roswell, GAGA91,5057.5%+2.5 pts

150▲23Pooler, GAGA32,7447.4%−0.9 pts

151▼16Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2807.3%+4.1 pts

152▼34Social Circle, GAGA5,5376.7%−7.3 pts

153▲12Evans, GAGA36,9986.6%+2.9 pts

154▼26Dacula, GAGA9,3736.6%+5.1 pts

155▲6Woodstock, GAGA39,8956.6%+2.3 pts

156▲16Braselton, GAGA18,4966.2%−0.1 pts

157▼17Decatur, GAGA25,2766.2%−5.5 pts

158▲13Vinings, GAGA14,3906.2%0.0 pts

159▼3Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1106.1%−7.2 pts

160▼11Dunwoody, GAGA51,7926.1%+2.4 pts

161▼10Adairsville, GAGA5,1016.1%−12.8 pts

162▼5Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1725.8%–

163▼4Peachtree City, GAGA40,8805.7%+3.4 pts

164▼21Jefferson, GAGA17,1855.6%−9.6 pts

165▼7Alpharetta, GAGA66,9215.6%+0.4 pts

166▼6Bremen, GAGA7,7515.3%−4.9 pts

167▲1St. Simons, GAGA16,2284.5%0.0 pts

168▼4Milton, GAGA41,2664.3%–

169Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9054.2%+0.6 pts

170▼3Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.2%–

171▲3Holly Springs, GAGA20,2613.9%+2.5 pts

172▼17Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8863.9%−1.2 pts

173▲3Grayson, GAGA5,5693.5%−4.7 pts

174▼139Rockmart, GAGA5,3693.1%−13.8 pts

175▲2Temple, GAGA6,5642.6%−5.7 pts

176▼6Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3152.5%+1.1 pts

177▼2Tyrone, GAGA8,0912.4%+1.5 pts

178▼33Senoia, GAGA6,2761.1%−6.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES