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Lowest poverty rate, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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

01Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.3%−21%

02Fayette County, GAGA125,1565.6%+112%

03Lee County, GAGA34,1795.7%−31%

04Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.2%−4%

05Paulding County, GAGA190,9966.6%+21%

06Bryan County, GAGA52,0626.7%−43%

07Effingham County, GAGA74,3976.8%−27%

08Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737.0%+31%

09Jackson County, GAGA99,2657.3%−39%

10Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.4%−5%

11Columbia County, GAGA169,1897.5%+46%

12Dade County, GAGA16,1548.2%−16%

13Dawson County, GAGA35,3658.5%+12%

14Cobb County, GAGA793,3458.7%+35%

15Morgan County, GAGA22,0958.8%−19%

16Harris County, GAGA37,2809.0%+9%

17Henry County, GAGA264,9229.2%+87%

18Pike County, GAGA20,9329.3%−3%

19Barrow County, GAGA99,7739.6%+15%

20Lamar County, GAGA20,9419.6%−14%

21Greene County, GAGA21,3679.8%−56%

22Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.9%+4%

23Bartow County, GAGA120,80010.3%+20%

24Butts County, GAGA27,21810.4%−9%

25Rockdale County, GAGA98,41610.8%+31%

26Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.8%+91%

27Douglas County, GAGA154,29310.9%+39%

28Union County, GAGA27,85910.9%−13%

29Houston County, GAGA178,21411.1%+8%

30Banks County, GAGA21,27311.3%−10%

31Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41511.6%−12%

32Crawford County, GAGA12,20611.6%−25%

33Hall County, GAGA226,56811.8%−5%

34Hart County, GAGA28,63911.9%−20%

35Walton County, GAGA112,69611.9%+22%

36Pickens County, GAGA37,16712.0%+31%

37Gordon County, GAGA61,70112.0%+21%

38Jones County, GAGA29,17112.1%+18%

39Newton County, GAGA125,58312.3%+23%

40Monroe County, GAGA32,02312.3%+26%

41Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79112.3%−22%

42White County, GAGA29,80212.4%+18%

43Glascock County, GAGA3,14112.6%−27%

44Camden County, GAGA60,14312.9%+27%

45Rabun County, GAGA17,76413.1%+18%

46Walker County, GAGA70,25013.3%+7%

47Towns County, GAGA13,28513.3%+13%

48DeKalb County, GAGA774,39413.7%+27%

49Fannin County, GAGA26,11113.7%+11%

50Treutlen County, GAGA6,46613.8%−48%

51Pierce County, GAGA20,76413.8%−25%

52Schley County, GAGA4,59313.9%−30%

53Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46513.9%+32%

54Habersham County, GAGA50,41614.1%+16%

55Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17814.1%+7%

56Echols County, GAGA3,68514.2%−50%

57Chatham County, GAGA311,85514.3%−8%

58Murray County, GAGA41,60714.4%+14%

59Whitfield County, GAGA106,21214.8%+29%

60Liberty County, GAGA70,31315.3%+2%

61Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.4%−1%

62Carroll County, GAGA131,03615.4%+12%

63Quitman County, GAGA2,25415.7%−28%

64Dooly County, GAGA11,15615.7%−29%

65Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.8%+4%

66Gilmer County, GAGA33,89416.0%+28%

67Jasper County, GAGA17,63216.0%+13%

68Floyd County, GAGA101,37816.0%+11%

69Glynn County, GAGA87,59916.1%+6%

70Candler County, GAGA11,27516.3%−38%

71Polk County, GAGA45,51416.4%+6%

72Pulaski County, GAGA10,17216.5%+1%

73Troup County, GAGA72,84416.9%+14%

74Jefferson County, GAGA15,01116.9%−26%

75Lincoln County, GAGA8,11217.0%+11%

76Brantley County, GAGA18,93617.1%+9%

77Washington County, GAGA19,45317.2%−25%

78Screven County, GAGA14,40817.2%−14%

79Madison County, GAGA32,91917.2%+48%

80Peach County, GAGA29,87717.3%−14%

81Long County, GAGA21,55717.3%−11%

82Putnam County, GAGA23,72217.6%+21%

83Cook County, GAGA18,23217.7%−14%

84Wilkes County, GAGA9,54017.8%+2%

85Heard County, GAGA12,14917.9%+32%

86Clayton County, GAGA297,47117.9%+78%

87Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.9%+3%

88Elbert County, GAGA20,07218.0%+4%

89Charlton County, GAGA13,12118.1%−14%

90Twiggs County, GAGA7,59718.2%−8%

91Burke County, GAGA24,40818.3%−36%

92Meriwether County, GAGA21,51618.9%+6%

93Spalding County, GAGA70,77518.9%+22%

94Muscogee County, GAGA202,17119.0%+22%

95Evans County, GAGA11,02819.1%−29%

96Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.2%+5%

97Bleckley County, GAGA12,86619.3%+22%

98Upson County, GAGA28,50019.3%+31%

99Franklin County, GAGA25,94819.5%+41%

100Richmond County, GAGA206,55920.0%+2%

101Seminole County, GAGA9,16220.1%−13%

102Turner County, GAGA8,98320.3%−24%

103Grady County, GAGA26,59020.3%−5%

104McDuffie County, GAGA21,64020.3%+10%

105Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66220.4%−13%

106Montgomery County, GAGA8,63520.6%+3%

107Berrien County, GAGA18,93220.6%+16%

108Tift County, GAGA42,25420.8%+4%

109Marion County, GAGA7,67620.9%−7%

110Clay County, GAGA2,81521.0%−33%

111Chattooga County, GAGA25,30021.2%+48%

112Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.3%+28%

113Warren County, GAGA5,26921.4%−20%

114Ware County, GAGA36,90621.5%+5%

115Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.5%+24%

116Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021.6%+20%

117Baldwin County, GAGA44,02921.7%+29%

118Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21921.8%+12%

119Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.9%+4%

120Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.0%−3%

121Webster County, GAGA2,36922.3%+16%

122Irwin County, GAGA9,02022.4%+26%

123Appling County, GAGA19,10022.5%+21%

124Toombs County, GAGA27,54522.5%−6%

125Laurens County, GAGA51,04122.6%+23%

126Calhoun County, GAGA5,41322.8%−14%

127Jenkins County, GAGA8,84322.9%−19%

128Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.9%+15%

129McIntosh County, GAGA11,98923.0%+23%

130Bulloch County, GAGA86,94923.0%−6%

131Coffee County, GAGA44,40723.1%+21%

132Crisp County, GAGA19,23723.3%−20%

133Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.4%−2%

134Mitchell County, GAGA20,46723.4%−11%

135Early County, GAGA10,45523.6%−8%

136Sumter County, GAGA28,80123.7%+11%

137Miller County, GAGA5,81223.8%+12%

138Worth County, GAGA20,05924.0%+30%

139Telfair County, GAGA11,19524.1%+14%

140Johnson County, GAGA9,31024.2%+7%

141Bacon County, GAGA11,07024.5%+3%

142Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%+29%

143Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425.0%+8%

144Dougherty County, GAGA82,61625.0%+1%

145Macon County, GAGA11,75625.1%−3%

146Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09925.2%+13%

147Talbot County, GAGA5,70925.2%+4%

148Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.4%+9%

149Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%−6%

150Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.0%−8%

151Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.1%+11%

152Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.1%+41%

153Baker County, GAGA2,72526.3%+12%

154Stewart County, GAGA4,63126.4%+19%

155Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.0%+8%

156Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.6%+4%

157Taylor County, GAGA7,81832.1%+24%

158Wheeler County, GAGA7,57032.7%+29%

159Terrell County, GAGA8,65633.3%+17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES