RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 166 SHOWN OF 166

Lowest poverty rate, Georgia cities · 2000

Georgia cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 166 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Tyrone, GAGA8,0910.9%−1.4 pts

02Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3151.3%−0.3 pts

03Holly Springs, GAGA20,2611.3%−3.0 pts

04Dacula, GAGA9,3731.5%−3.9 pts

05Suwanee, GAGA23,0342.2%+0.4 pts

06Peachtree City, GAGA40,8802.3%+0.0 pts

07Fayetteville, GAGA20,4653.0%−1.7 pts

08Snellville, GAGA22,4783.0%+0.2 pts

09Martinez, GAGA33,7503.1%−0.7 pts

10Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2803.2%−4.4 pts

11Mountain Park, GAGA12,8503.4%+1.1 pts

12Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9053.6%+0.4 pts

13Dunwoody, GAGA51,7923.6%+2.3 pts

14Evans, GAGA36,9983.7%−1.0 pts

15Woodstock, GAGA39,8954.2%+0.4 pts

16Tucker, GAGA37,2904.3%+1.0 pts

17Duluth, GAGA33,8154.4%+1.9 pts

18St. Simons, GAGA16,2284.5%–

19Kennesaw, GAGA37,9704.5%−1.6 pts

20Hampton, GAGA9,3495.0%−9.8 pts

21Roswell, GAGA91,5055.0%+1.7 pts

22Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8865.0%+2.9 pts

23Hiram, GAGA5,5855.2%−7.6 pts

24Alpharetta, GAGA66,9215.2%+1.4 pts

25Auburn, GAGA10,1105.2%−2.6 pts

26Redan, GAGA31,0175.5%+1.9 pts

27Georgetown, GAGA11,1585.5%−0.2 pts

28Lilburn, GAGA16,3696.1%+2.4 pts

29Vinings, GAGA14,3906.2%+1.8 pts

30Braselton, GAGA18,4966.3%−6.0 pts

31Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0136.5%+1.7 pts

32Loganville, GAGA17,2126.6%−3.3 pts

33Stockbridge, GAGA36,3316.8%+2.0 pts

34Senoia, GAGA6,2767.4%−10.9 pts

35Fairburn, GAGA17,1337.7%−6.3 pts

36Druid Hills, GAGA8,1697.7%−3.1 pts

37Centerville, GAGA9,5057.8%+4.0 pts

38Grayson, GAGA5,5698.2%+5.4 pts

39North Decatur, GAGA18,4428.2%+1.8 pts

40Pooler, GAGA32,7448.3%+5.1 pts

41Temple, GAGA6,5648.3%−14.3 pts

42Acworth, GAGA22,9258.3%−3.9 pts

43Powder Springs, GAGA21,0048.5%+4.6 pts

44Mableton, GAGA78,8208.6%+2.4 pts

45Locust Grove, GAGA14,6108.8%+3.6 pts

46Irondale, GAGA9,1858.8%+6.3 pts

47Fairview, GAGA5,3028.8%−4.4 pts

48Morrow, GAGA6,2118.9%−1.8 pts

49Smyrna, GAGA57,5138.9%+2.4 pts

50Rincon, GAGA11,7269.4%+1.8 pts

51Kingsland, GAGA21,2999.6%−1.5 pts

52Dallas, GAGA15,40210.0%−16.9 pts

53Panthersville, GAGA9,05310.1%−0.3 pts

54Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87510.2%+2.5 pts

55Bremen, GAGA7,75110.3%+0.0 pts

56Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02210.3%+4.6 pts

57Oakwood, GAGA7,24510.6%+4.3 pts

58Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60411.0%+2.9 pts

59Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28511.0%−0.6 pts

60St. Marys, GAGA20,54611.2%−0.9 pts

61Buford, GAGA18,78011.2%−2.8 pts

62Canton, GAGA40,77811.2%−2.7 pts

63Palmetto, GAGA5,29811.3%+0.8 pts

64Cartersville, GAGA25,34911.4%−3.5 pts

65Hoschton, GAGA8,62311.5%−4.8 pts

66Byron, GAGA6,56711.5%−6.0 pts

67Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82211.5%+2.7 pts

68Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56211.5%+4.7 pts

69Madison, GAGA5,17911.6%−10.5 pts

70Decatur, GAGA25,27611.7%−6.1 pts

71Lovejoy, GAGA12,92911.8%+4.3 pts

72Union City, GAGA29,91012.1%+3.2 pts

73Douglasville, GAGA41,52312.2%−2.1 pts

74Riverdale, GAGA14,63712.5%+5.8 pts

75Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78012.5%−0.1 pts

76Commerce, GAGA9,30312.7%−1.6 pts

77Austell, GAGA8,33912.8%+2.3 pts

78McDonough, GAGA33,39512.8%−5.3 pts

79Villa Rica, GAGA21,02213.1%−6.1 pts

80Winder, GAGA21,25213.1%−7.2 pts

81Warner Robins, GAGA87,76113.2%+1.4 pts

82Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11013.3%−1.7 pts

83Cornelia, GAGA5,45913.3%−2.5 pts

84Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90513.6%+0.8 pts

85North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99713.7%+5.9 pts

86Social Circle, GAGA5,53714.0%+4.2 pts

87Hinesville, GAGA36,67414.8%−2.7 pts

88Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01415.0%−1.1 pts

89Jefferson, GAGA17,18515.2%−1.3 pts

90Doraville, GAGA16,36515.3%+8.4 pts

91Forest Park, GAGA19,16815.4%+3.4 pts

92Marietta, GAGA63,57415.7%+1.6 pts

93Jasper, GAGA5,40015.8%+0.1 pts

94Dalton, GAGA35,32216.0%+1.3 pts

95Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18116.7%+2.4 pts

96Calhoun, GAGA20,19616.8%+5.9 pts

97Conyers, GAGA20,37716.9%+2.2 pts

98Rockmart, GAGA5,36916.9%−1.9 pts

99Chatsworth, GAGA5,02917.1%+6.0 pts

100Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86817.4%+5.2 pts

101Cumming, GAGA12,49417.5%+6.6 pts

102Hapeville, GAGA7,41017.9%+6.1 pts

103Norcross, GAGA19,08617.9%+11.0 pts

104Gresham Park, GAGA6,93518.2%+5.2 pts

105Garden City, GAGA10,51318.3%+3.6 pts

106Grovetown, GAGA17,93918.6%+0.3 pts

107Perry, GAGA25,69918.8%+0.2 pts

108Dock Junction, GAGA8,14718.8%+4.2 pts

109Adairsville, GAGA5,10118.9%+5.0 pts

110Thomasville, GAGA18,66719.0%−7.0 pts

111College Park, GAGA13,88719.2%−4.2 pts

112Clarkston, GAGA14,43119.3%+7.8 pts

113Covington, GAGA17,47719.6%−4.0 pts

114Augusta, GAGA201,99919.6%–

115Newnan, GAGA45,86719.7%−3.8 pts

116Vidalia, GAGA10,88519.9%−3.2 pts

117Jonesboro, GAGA6,04620.2%−5.5 pts

118Conley, GAGA5,82220.3%+2.8 pts

119Barnesville, GAGA6,32920.3%−2.8 pts

120Rome, GAGA38,93420.3%+1.7 pts

121Scottdale, GAGA10,54220.4%+1.1 pts

122East Point, GAGA38,22520.7%+3.9 pts

123LaFayette, GAGA7,15720.9%+2.7 pts

124Jackson, GAGA5,88421.2%+7.3 pts

125Griffin, GAGA23,89621.4%−1.9 pts

126LaGrange, GAGA34,73021.4%+0.0 pts

127Toccoa, GAGA9,53921.7%−1.4 pts

128Jesup, GAGA10,30121.8%−3.8 pts

129Savannah, GAGA149,44021.8%−0.8 pts

130Gainesville, GAGA49,22121.8%+3.0 pts

131Thomaston, GAGA9,85222.5%+5.2 pts

132Chamblee, GAGA32,33422.9%−0.6 pts

133Monroe, GAGA16,50722.9%−1.6 pts

134Carrollton, GAGA27,92523.4%+2.1 pts

135Eastman, GAGA5,57223.5%−3.7 pts

136Milledgeville, GAGA16,83524.0%−0.1 pts

137Cedartown, GAGA10,51424.3%−0.2 pts

138Baxley, GAGA5,05824.4%−9.5 pts

139Atlanta, GAGA529,11024.4%−2.9 pts

140Dahlonega, GAGA7,91824.4%+8.7 pts

141Douglas, GAGA11,86424.4%−1.8 pts

142Valdosta, GAGA56,18624.7%+0.8 pts

143Eatonton, GAGA6,74925.1%−4.6 pts

144Nashville, GAGA5,03825.8%+3.8 pts

145Tifton, GAGA17,59526.9%+0.7 pts

146Bainbridge, GAGA14,60626.9%−1.9 pts

147Albany, GAGA66,90727.1%−0.5 pts

148Sylvester, GAGA5,43027.1%−7.6 pts

149Adel, GAGA5,85427.4%+3.4 pts

150Sandersville, GAGA5,39727.5%+2.2 pts

151Dublin, GAGA16,56527.5%+2.1 pts

152Thomson, GAGA6,76327.6%−2.3 pts

153Moultrie, GAGA14,97327.6%−6.8 pts

154Americus, GAGA15,61727.7%−3.8 pts

155Athens, GAGA128,61228.6%–

156Glennville, GAGA5,02328.7%+0.3 pts

157Cairo, GAGA10,15030.0%+1.6 pts

158Brunswick, GAGA15,73030.4%+4.1 pts

159Waycross, GAGA13,93630.4%+2.5 pts

160Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88231.6%+5.6 pts

161Swainsboro, GAGA7,43632.1%+1.4 pts

162Blakely, GAGA5,15633.6%−4.0 pts

163Fort Valley, GAGA9,22037.7%−2.9 pts

164Cordele, GAGA9,65241.6%+3.1 pts

165Statesboro, GAGA35,36642.6%+9.5 pts

166Waynesboro, GAGA5,51142.6%+8.3 pts

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