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Lowest poverty rate, Georgia cities

Georgia cities with the lowest 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: Rockmart, GA, up 139 places to #5.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲33Senoia, GAGA6,2761.1%−6.3 pts

02▲2Tyrone, GAGA8,0912.4%+1.5 pts

03▲6Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3152.5%+1.1 pts

04▼2Temple, GAGA6,5642.6%−5.7 pts

05▲139Rockmart, GAGA5,3693.1%−13.8 pts

06▼3Grayson, GAGA5,5693.5%−4.7 pts

07▲17Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8863.9%−1.2 pts

08▼3Holly Springs, GAGA20,2613.9%+2.5 pts

09▲3Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.2%–

10Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9054.2%+0.6 pts

11▲4Milton, GAGA41,2664.3%–

12▼1St. Simons, GAGA16,2284.5%0.0 pts

13▲6Bremen, GAGA7,7515.3%−4.9 pts

14▲7Alpharetta, GAGA66,9215.6%+0.4 pts

15▲21Jefferson, GAGA17,1855.6%−9.6 pts

16▲4Peachtree City, GAGA40,8805.7%+3.4 pts

17▲5Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1725.8%–

18▲10Adairsville, GAGA5,1016.1%−12.8 pts

19▲11Dunwoody, GAGA51,7926.1%+2.4 pts

20▲3Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1106.1%−7.2 pts

21▼13Vinings, GAGA14,3906.2%0.0 pts

22▲17Decatur, GAGA25,2766.2%−5.5 pts

23▼16Braselton, GAGA18,4966.2%−0.1 pts

24▼6Woodstock, GAGA39,8956.6%+2.3 pts

25▲26Dacula, GAGA9,3736.6%+5.1 pts

26▼12Evans, GAGA36,9986.6%+2.9 pts

27▲34Social Circle, GAGA5,5376.7%−7.3 pts

28▲16Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2807.3%+4.1 pts

29▼23Pooler, GAGA32,7447.4%−0.9 pts

30▼4Roswell, GAGA91,5057.5%+2.5 pts

31▲10Acworth, GAGA22,9257.7%−0.6 pts

32Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5197.9%–

33Fayetteville, GAGA20,4658.1%+5.2 pts

34▲109Oakwood, GAGA7,2458.1%−2.5 pts

35▲29Commerce, GAGA9,3038.3%−4.3 pts

36▼5Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0138.5%+2.0 pts

37▲21Newnan, GAGA45,8678.6%−11.1 pts

38▲37Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0228.8%−1.5 pts

39▲28Loganville, GAGA17,2128.9%+2.3 pts

40▼13Snellville, GAGA22,4788.9%+5.9 pts

41▲9Duluth, GAGA33,8158.9%+4.5 pts

42▲7Rincon, GAGA11,7269.0%−0.4 pts

43▼3South Fulton, GAGA112,8209.1%–

44▲81Lovejoy, GAGA12,9299.2%−2.6 pts

45▲3Druid Hills, GAGA8,1699.3%+1.5 pts

46▲57Hapeville, GAGA7,4109.3%−8.5 pts

47▲25Palmetto, GAGA5,2989.4%−1.9 pts

48▼6North Decatur, GAGA18,4429.7%+1.6 pts

49▲52Hoschton, GAGA8,6239.7%−1.7 pts

50▼15Martinez, GAGA33,75010.0%+6.8 pts

51▲4Suwanee, GAGA23,03410.1%+7.9 pts

52▲58Byron, GAGA6,56710.1%−1.4 pts

53▲17Kennesaw, GAGA37,97010.3%+5.7 pts

54▼1Brookhaven, GAGA59,64310.3%–

55▼9Tucker, GAGA37,29010.6%+6.3 pts

56▼19Smyrna, GAGA57,51310.6%+1.7 pts

57▼3McDonough, GAGA33,39510.6%−2.2 pts

58▲31Kingsland, GAGA21,29910.7%+1.1 pts

59▲4Bemiss, GAGA9,20110.7%–

60Douglasville, GAGA41,52310.7%−1.5 pts

61▼44Austell, GAGA8,33910.8%−2.0 pts

62▼5Georgetown, GAGA11,15810.8%+5.3 pts

63▼7Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86811.1%−6.3 pts

64▲7North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99711.1%−2.5 pts

65▼18Grovetown, GAGA17,93911.1%−7.5 pts

66▼65Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60411.2%+0.2 pts

67▲33Redan, GAGA31,01711.4%+6.0 pts

68▼23Auburn, GAGA10,11011.7%+6.5 pts

69▼31Villa Rica, GAGA21,02211.8%−1.3 pts

70▼57Hiram, GAGA5,58512.0%+6.8 pts

71▲3Stockbridge, GAGA36,33112.3%+5.5 pts

72▲9Riverdale, GAGA14,63712.4%−0.1 pts

73▲22Cartersville, GAGA25,34912.4%+1.0 pts

74▼9Buford, GAGA18,78012.6%+1.4 pts

75▼59Madison, GAGA5,17912.6%+1.0 pts

76Marietta, GAGA63,57412.8%−2.9 pts

77▲20Garden City, GAGA10,51312.8%−5.4 pts

78▲13Canton, GAGA40,77812.9%+1.6 pts

79Mountain Park, GAGA12,85012.9%+9.5 pts

80▼7Fairview, GAGA5,30213.1%+4.2 pts

81▲4Winder, GAGA21,25213.2%+0.1 pts

82▲20Cumming, GAGA12,49413.4%−4.2 pts

83▲44Conyers, GAGA20,37713.4%−3.5 pts

84▲14Hampton, GAGA9,34913.4%+8.5 pts

85▼42Mableton, GAGA78,82013.5%+4.8 pts

86▼27Perry, GAGA25,69913.9%−4.9 pts

87▲12Cusseta, GAGA8,46513.9%–

88▼1Hinesville, GAGA36,67414.0%−0.9 pts

89▲42Barnesville, GAGA6,32914.0%−6.3 pts

90▲59Calhoun, GAGA20,19614.1%−2.7 pts

91▼23Union City, GAGA29,91014.2%+2.2 pts

92▼14Warner Robins, GAGA87,76114.2%+1.1 pts

93▲46LaFayette, GAGA7,15714.3%−6.6 pts

94▼32Scottdale, GAGA10,54214.4%−6.0 pts

95▼66Powder Springs, GAGA21,00414.6%+6.1 pts

96Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90514.7%+1.0 pts

97▼17Norcross, GAGA19,08615.2%−2.7 pts

98▲24Eastman, GAGA5,57215.3%−8.2 pts

99▲7Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82215.4%+3.9 pts

100▼6Chatsworth, GAGA5,02915.7%−1.4 pts

101▲37Locust Grove, GAGA14,61015.9%+7.1 pts

102▼25Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18116.1%−0.7 pts

103▼11Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87516.1%+5.9 pts

104▼35Dallas, GAGA15,40216.3%+6.3 pts

105▼53Centerville, GAGA9,50516.5%+8.6 pts

106▲44Eatonton, GAGA6,74916.6%−8.5 pts

107▼21Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56216.6%+5.1 pts

108▼24Stonecrest, GAGA61,33716.7%–

109▼5Atlanta, GAGA529,11016.9%−7.5 pts

110▲11Thomasville, GAGA18,66717.1%−1.8 pts

111▼23St. Marys, GAGA20,54617.4%+6.3 pts

112▲42Fairburn, GAGA17,13317.5%+9.8 pts

113▼8Chamblee, GAGA32,33418.0%−4.9 pts

114▼1Doraville, GAGA16,36518.3%+3.0 pts

115▲19Sandersville, GAGA5,39718.5%−8.9 pts

116▲1Dalton, GAGA35,32218.6%+2.5 pts

117▼51Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28519.0%+8.0 pts

118▼6Columbus, GAGA202,17119.0%–

119▼8Glennville, GAGA5,02319.1%−9.7 pts

120▼95Morrow, GAGA6,21119.1%+10.2 pts

121▼38Irondale, GAGA9,18519.2%+10.4 pts

122▲46Jackson, GAGA5,88419.4%−1.8 pts

123▼16Gresham Park, GAGA6,93519.5%+1.3 pts

124▼31Panthersville, GAGA9,05319.6%+9.5 pts

125▼11Savannah, GAGA149,44019.7%−2.1 pts

126East Point, GAGA38,22519.9%−0.8 pts

127▲2Augusta, GAGA201,99920.1%+0.4 pts

128▼13Gainesville, GAGA49,22120.1%−1.7 pts

129▼9Forest Park, GAGA19,16820.3%+4.9 pts

130▲15Covington, GAGA17,47720.4%+0.8 pts

131▲11Rome, GAGA38,93420.6%+0.2 pts

132▲4College Park, GAGA13,88720.7%+1.5 pts

133▼10Jesup, GAGA10,30120.9%−0.9 pts

134▼4Nashville, GAGA5,03821.7%−4.1 pts

135▼26Lilburn, GAGA16,36922.9%+16.8 pts

136▲4LaGrange, GAGA34,73022.9%+1.5 pts

137▲18Tifton, GAGA17,59523.5%−3.4 pts

138▼20Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01423.6%+8.6 pts

139▼11Adel, GAGA5,85423.9%−3.5 pts

140▼32Toccoa, GAGA9,53923.9%+2.2 pts

141▲5Bainbridge, GAGA14,60624.1%−2.8 pts

142▼1Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%–

143▼10Griffin, GAGA23,89625.2%+3.9 pts

144▲15Carrollton, GAGA27,92525.4%+2.1 pts

145▼29Vidalia, GAGA10,88525.7%+5.9 pts

146▲20Waynesboro, GAGA5,51126.0%−16.5 pts

147▲11Valdosta, GAGA56,18626.1%+1.5 pts

148▼1Athens, GAGA128,61226.5%−2.1 pts

149▲29Blakely, GAGA5,15626.8%−6.8 pts

150▼15Dock Junction, GAGA8,14727.0%+8.2 pts

151▼19Jasper, GAGA5,40027.2%+11.4 pts

152▲4Albany, GAGA66,90727.5%+0.5 pts

153▲9Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88227.8%−3.7 pts

154▼3Sylvester, GAGA5,43027.9%+0.8 pts

155▼7Moultrie, GAGA14,97328.0%+0.3 pts

156▲15Thomaston, GAGA9,85228.1%+5.6 pts

157▼33Cairo, GAGA10,15028.8%−1.2 pts

158▼76Thomson, GAGA6,76328.8%+1.2 pts

159▲18Cordele, GAGA9,65229.0%−12.6 pts

160▲7Swainsboro, GAGA7,43629.0%−3.1 pts

161▲15Fort Valley, GAGA9,22029.6%−8.1 pts

162▼43Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78029.7%+17.1 pts

163▼10Douglas, GAGA11,86429.7%+5.3 pts

164▼3Cornelia, GAGA5,45930.3%+17.1 pts

165▲10Cedartown, GAGA10,51430.7%+6.3 pts

166▲4Brunswick, GAGA15,73030.9%+0.6 pts

167▲7McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44331.5%–

168▼31Baxley, GAGA5,05832.2%+7.8 pts

169▼17Americus, GAGA15,61732.7%+5.0 pts

170▼13Waycross, GAGA13,93632.7%+2.2 pts

171▼6Monroe, GAGA16,50733.8%+10.9 pts

172▼12Clarkston, GAGA14,43134.4%+15.1 pts

173▼9Jonesboro, GAGA6,04635.3%+15.0 pts

174▼84Conley, GAGA5,82235.8%+15.6 pts

175▼12Dahlonega, GAGA7,91835.9%+11.5 pts

176▼4Statesboro, GAGA35,36636.0%−6.5 pts

177▼8Dublin, GAGA16,56536.3%+8.8 pts

178▼5Milledgeville, GAGA16,83540.5%+16.5 pts

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