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Highest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%−4.4 pts

02Hancock County, GAGA8,68229.4%−0.7 pts

03Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.3%+0.3 pts

04Burke County, GAGA24,40828.7%−1.6 pts

05Echols County, GAGA3,68528.7%+14.0 pts

06Terrell County, GAGA8,65628.6%−0.6 pts

07Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.4%+0.6 pts

08Clarke County, GAGA129,92128.3%+1.3 pts

09Randolph County, GAGA6,15627.7%−8.2 pts

10Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.4%+1.7 pts

11Evans County, GAGA11,02827.0%+1.7 pts

12Warren County, GAGA5,26927.0%−5.6 pts

13Turner County, GAGA8,98326.7%−4.6 pts

14Calhoun County, GAGA5,41326.5%−5.3 pts

15Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.4%−2.3 pts

16Treutlen County, GAGA6,46626.3%−0.8 pts

17Candler County, GAGA11,27526.1%+2.0 pts

18Taylor County, GAGA7,81826.0%−3.5 pts

19Macon County, GAGA11,75625.8%−3.4 pts

20Early County, GAGA10,45525.7%−5.7 pts

21Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025.3%−5.0 pts

22Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.8%+0.3 pts

23Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924.5%−3.0 pts

24Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.2%−0.7 pts

25Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.9%+1.9 pts

26Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.9%−0.1 pts

27Bacon County, GAGA11,07023.7%−0.4 pts

28Clinch County, GAGA6,84723.4%−3.0 pts

29Brooks County, GAGA16,10123.4%−2.5 pts

30Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66223.4%−8.4 pts

31Baker County, GAGA2,72523.4%−1.5 pts

32Seminole County, GAGA9,16223.2%−5.9 pts

33Atkinson County, GAGA8,45423.0%−3.0 pts

34Jefferson County, GAGA15,01123.0%−8.3 pts

35Washington County, GAGA19,45322.9%+1.3 pts

36Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.7%−0.7 pts

37Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.6%+0.4 pts

38Marion County, GAGA7,67622.4%−5.7 pts

39Greene County, GAGA21,36722.3%−2.8 pts

40Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.3%+0.3 pts

41Stewart County, GAGA4,63122.2%−9.2 pts

42Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.1%−10.8 pts

43Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.9%−11.1 pts

44Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%−3.4 pts

45Grady County, GAGA26,59021.3%−0.9 pts

46Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%−0.9 pts

47Telfair County, GAGA11,19521.2%−6.2 pts

48Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.0%−7.6 pts

49Charlton County, GAGA13,12120.9%+2.6 pts

50Cook County, GAGA18,23220.7%−1.7 pts

51Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%−0.5 pts

52Peach County, GAGA29,87720.2%−3.8 pts

53Screven County, GAGA14,40820.1%−2.8 pts

54Tift County, GAGA42,25419.9%−3.0 pts

55Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%−4.7 pts

56Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%−0.0 pts

57Colquitt County, GAGA47,43819.8%−3.0 pts

58Twiggs County, GAGA7,59719.7%−6.3 pts

59Richmond County, GAGA206,55919.6%+1.4 pts

60Long County, GAGA21,55719.5%−4.2 pts

61Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21919.4%+0.6 pts

62Webster County, GAGA2,36919.3%−3.2 pts

63Coffee County, GAGA44,40719.1%−3.4 pts

64Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.1%−0.1 pts

65McIntosh County, GAGA11,98918.7%−3.6 pts

66Appling County, GAGA19,10018.6%−1.2 pts

67Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.5%−7.3 pts

68Worth County, GAGA20,05918.5%−7.7 pts

69Laurens County, GAGA51,04118.4%−2.1 pts

70McDuffie County, GAGA21,64018.4%−3.2 pts

71Pierce County, GAGA20,76418.4%−2.9 pts

72Lowndes County, GAGA122,86718.3%−1.5 pts

73Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65017.9%+2.6 pts

74Meriwether County, GAGA21,51617.8%−4.6 pts

75Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.8%−9.4 pts

76Berrien County, GAGA18,93217.7%−1.6 pts

77Wilkes County, GAGA9,54017.5%−5.2 pts

78Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.4%−4.4 pts

79Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.4%−5.3 pts

80Elbert County, GAGA20,07217.3%−2.4 pts

81Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.2%+0.4 pts

82Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.8%−0.7 pts

83Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.7%−4.5 pts

84Pulaski County, GAGA10,17216.4%−7.9 pts

85Bleckley County, GAGA12,86615.9%−2.4 pts

86Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79115.7%−2.7 pts

87Muscogee County, GAGA202,17115.7%−3.0 pts

88Brantley County, GAGA18,93615.6%−2.6 pts

89Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%−1.6 pts

90Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.5%+1.0 pts

91Spalding County, GAGA70,77515.5%−0.2 pts

92Polk County, GAGA45,51415.5%−0.8 pts

93Crawford County, GAGA12,20615.4%+1.5 pts

94Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.3%−2.5 pts

95Glynn County, GAGA87,59915.1%+0.9 pts

96Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%−1.8 pts

97Liberty County, GAGA70,31315.0%−2.3 pts

98Troup County, GAGA72,84414.8%−1.5 pts

99Hart County, GAGA28,63914.8%+0.6 pts

100Upson County, GAGA28,50014.7%+0.0 pts

101Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.6%−1.8 pts

102Floyd County, GAGA101,37814.4%+0.8 pts

103Chattooga County, GAGA25,30014.3%−0.3 pts

104Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.2%−3.2 pts

105Franklin County, GAGA25,94813.9%−2.6 pts

106Carroll County, GAGA131,03613.7%−0.7 pts

107Heard County, GAGA12,14913.6%−5.5 pts

108Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17813.2%−2.0 pts

109Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41513.2%−2.9 pts

110Murray County, GAGA41,60712.7%+1.3 pts

111Banks County, GAGA21,27312.5%−2.6 pts

112Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%−5.8 pts

113Walker County, GAGA70,25012.5%−0.3 pts

114Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.5%−4.1 pts

115Hall County, GAGA226,56812.4%+1.8 pts

116Fannin County, GAGA26,11112.4%−4.9 pts

117Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.2%+0.6 pts

118Jackson County, GAGA99,26512.0%−2.2 pts

119Towns County, GAGA13,28511.8%−2.2 pts

120Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.7%−1.5 pts

121Madison County, GAGA32,91911.6%−4.0 pts

122Butts County, GAGA27,21811.5%−4.1 pts

123Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211.5%+0.4 pts

124Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.2%−5.2 pts

125Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.1%−2.5 pts

126Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.9%−4.0 pts

127DeKalb County, GAGA774,39410.8%+0.9 pts

128Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46510.6%+0.2 pts

129White County, GAGA29,80210.5%−2.0 pts

130Jones County, GAGA29,17110.2%−0.6 pts

131Houston County, GAGA178,21410.2%−0.4 pts

132Camden County, GAGA60,14310.1%−1.3 pts

133Clayton County, GAGA297,47110.1%+1.5 pts

134Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%−4.3 pts

135Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.9%−1.3 pts

136Monroe County, GAGA32,0239.8%−4.0 pts

137Dade County, GAGA16,1549.7%−4.9 pts

138Walton County, GAGA112,6969.7%−3.4 pts

139Pike County, GAGA20,9329.6%−3.8 pts

140Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.4%−2.5 pts

141Effingham County, GAGA74,3979.3%−3.4 pts

142Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.2%−3.6 pts

143Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.6%−2.1 pts

144Barrow County, GAGA99,7738.3%−6.4 pts

145Harris County, GAGA37,2808.2%−5.5 pts

146Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%−4.4 pts

147Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.2%+2.0 pts

148Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.8%−3.6 pts

149Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.8%+1.2 pts

150Dawson County, GAGA35,3657.6%−5.2 pts

151Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.5%−1.4 pts

152Cobb County, GAGA793,3456.5%+0.8 pts

153Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.7%+1.7 pts

154Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%−1.3 pts

155Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%−3.3 pts

156Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%−0.8 pts

157Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%−1.4 pts

158Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%−1.1 pts

159Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS