RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Highest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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 2000

01Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%+0%

02Hancock County, GAGA8,68229.4%+0%

03Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.3%+0%

04Burke County, GAGA24,40828.7%+0%

05Echols County, GAGA3,68528.7%+0%

06Terrell County, GAGA8,65628.6%+0%

07Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.4%+0%

08Clarke County, GAGA129,92128.3%+0%

09Randolph County, GAGA6,15627.7%+0%

10Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.4%+0%

11Evans County, GAGA11,02827.0%+0%

12Warren County, GAGA5,26927.0%+0%

13Turner County, GAGA8,98326.7%+0%

14Calhoun County, GAGA5,41326.5%+0%

15Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.4%+0%

16Treutlen County, GAGA6,46626.3%+0%

17Candler County, GAGA11,27526.1%+0%

18Taylor County, GAGA7,81826.0%+0%

19Macon County, GAGA11,75625.8%+0%

20Early County, GAGA10,45525.7%+0%

21Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025.3%+0%

22Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.8%+0%

23Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924.5%+0%

24Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.2%+0%

25Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.9%+0%

26Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.9%+0%

27Bacon County, GAGA11,07023.7%+0%

28Clinch County, GAGA6,84723.4%+0%

29Brooks County, GAGA16,10123.4%+0%

30Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66223.4%+0%

31Baker County, GAGA2,72523.4%+0%

32Seminole County, GAGA9,16223.2%+0%

33Atkinson County, GAGA8,45423.0%+0%

34Jefferson County, GAGA15,01123.0%+0%

35Washington County, GAGA19,45322.9%+0%

36Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.7%+0%

37Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.6%+0%

38Marion County, GAGA7,67622.4%+0%

39Greene County, GAGA21,36722.3%+0%

40Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.3%+0%

41Stewart County, GAGA4,63122.2%+0%

42Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.1%+0%

43Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.9%+0%

44Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%+0%

45Grady County, GAGA26,59021.3%+0%

46Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%+0%

47Telfair County, GAGA11,19521.2%+0%

48Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.0%+0%

49Charlton County, GAGA13,12120.9%+0%

50Cook County, GAGA18,23220.7%+0%

51Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%+0%

52Peach County, GAGA29,87720.2%+0%

53Screven County, GAGA14,40820.1%+0%

54Tift County, GAGA42,25419.9%+0%

55Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%+0%

56Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%+0%

57Colquitt County, GAGA47,43819.8%+0%

58Twiggs County, GAGA7,59719.7%+0%

59Richmond County, GAGA206,55919.6%+0%

60Long County, GAGA21,55719.5%+0%

61Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21919.4%+0%

62Webster County, GAGA2,36919.3%+0%

63Coffee County, GAGA44,40719.1%+0%

64Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.1%+0%

65McIntosh County, GAGA11,98918.7%+0%

66Appling County, GAGA19,10018.6%+0%

67Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.5%+0%

68Worth County, GAGA20,05918.5%+0%

69Laurens County, GAGA51,04118.4%+0%

70McDuffie County, GAGA21,64018.4%+0%

71Pierce County, GAGA20,76418.4%+0%

72Lowndes County, GAGA122,86718.3%+0%

73Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65017.9%+0%

74Meriwether County, GAGA21,51617.8%+0%

75Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.8%+0%

76Berrien County, GAGA18,93217.7%+0%

77Wilkes County, GAGA9,54017.5%+0%

78Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.4%+0%

79Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.4%+0%

80Elbert County, GAGA20,07217.3%+0%

81Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.2%+0%

82Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.8%+0%

83Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.7%+0%

84Pulaski County, GAGA10,17216.4%+0%

85Bleckley County, GAGA12,86615.9%+0%

86Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79115.7%+0%

87Muscogee County, GAGA202,17115.7%+0%

88Brantley County, GAGA18,93615.6%+0%

89Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%+0%

90Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.5%+0%

91Spalding County, GAGA70,77515.5%+0%

92Polk County, GAGA45,51415.5%+0%

93Crawford County, GAGA12,20615.4%+0%

94Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.3%+0%

95Glynn County, GAGA87,59915.1%+0%

96Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%+0%

97Liberty County, GAGA70,31315.0%+0%

98Troup County, GAGA72,84414.8%+0%

99Hart County, GAGA28,63914.8%+0%

100Upson County, GAGA28,50014.7%+0%

101Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.6%+0%

102Floyd County, GAGA101,37814.4%+0%

103Chattooga County, GAGA25,30014.3%+0%

104Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.2%+0%

105Franklin County, GAGA25,94813.9%+0%

106Carroll County, GAGA131,03613.7%+0%

107Heard County, GAGA12,14913.6%+0%

108Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17813.2%+0%

109Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41513.2%+0%

110Murray County, GAGA41,60712.7%+0%

111Banks County, GAGA21,27312.5%+0%

112Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%+0%

113Walker County, GAGA70,25012.5%+0%

114Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.5%+0%

115Hall County, GAGA226,56812.4%+0%

116Fannin County, GAGA26,11112.4%+0%

117Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.2%+0%

118Jackson County, GAGA99,26512.0%+0%

119Towns County, GAGA13,28511.8%+0%

120Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.7%+0%

121Madison County, GAGA32,91911.6%+0%

122Butts County, GAGA27,21811.5%+0%

123Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211.5%+0%

124Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.2%+0%

125Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.1%+0%

126Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.9%+0%

127DeKalb County, GAGA774,39410.8%+0%

128Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46510.6%+0%

129White County, GAGA29,80210.5%+0%

130Jones County, GAGA29,17110.2%+0%

131Houston County, GAGA178,21410.2%+0%

132Camden County, GAGA60,14310.1%+0%

133Clayton County, GAGA297,47110.1%+0%

134Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%+0%

135Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.9%+0%

136Monroe County, GAGA32,0239.8%+0%

137Dade County, GAGA16,1549.7%+0%

138Walton County, GAGA112,6969.7%+0%

139Pike County, GAGA20,9329.6%+0%

140Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.4%+0%

141Effingham County, GAGA74,3979.3%+0%

142Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.2%+0%

143Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.6%+0%

144Barrow County, GAGA99,7738.3%+0%

145Harris County, GAGA37,2808.2%+0%

146Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%+0%

147Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.2%+0%

148Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.8%+0%

149Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.8%+0%

150Dawson County, GAGA35,3657.6%+0%

151Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.5%+0%

152Cobb County, GAGA793,3456.5%+0%

153Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.7%+0%

154Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%+0%

155Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%+0%

156Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%+0%

157Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%+0%

158Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%+0%

159Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES