RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Lowest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%–

02Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0994.0%–

03Cobb County, GAGA793,3455.6%–

04Henry County, GAGA264,9226.1%–

05Cherokee County, GAGA299,2736.1%–

06Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166.2%–

07Columbia County, GAGA169,1896.6%–

08Douglas County, GAGA154,2936.6%–

09Forsyth County, GAGA282,8056.8%–

10Oconee County, GAGA44,8937.9%–

11Clayton County, GAGA297,4718.6%–

12Paulding County, GAGA190,9968.8%–

13DeKalb County, GAGA774,3949.9%–

14Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46510.4%–

15Houston County, GAGA178,21410.6%–

16Hall County, GAGA226,56810.6%–

17Bartow County, GAGA120,80010.7%–

18Jones County, GAGA29,17110.8%–

19Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211.1%–

20Gordon County, GAGA61,70111.1%–

21Murray County, GAGA41,60711.3%–

22Coweta County, GAGA160,24011.4%–

23Camden County, GAGA60,14311.5%–

24Habersham County, GAGA50,41611.6%–

25Catoosa County, GAGA69,62812.0%–

26White County, GAGA29,80212.5%–

27Lee County, GAGA34,17912.6%–

28Effingham County, GAGA74,39712.7%–

29Pickens County, GAGA37,16712.8%–

30Walker County, GAGA70,25012.8%–

31Dawson County, GAGA35,36512.8%–

32Walton County, GAGA112,69613.2%–

33Bryan County, GAGA52,06213.2%–

34Pike County, GAGA20,93213.4%–

35Floyd County, GAGA101,37813.6%–

36Rabun County, GAGA17,76413.6%–

37Harris County, GAGA37,28013.7%–

38Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.8%–

39Crawford County, GAGA12,20614.0%–

40Towns County, GAGA13,28514.0%–

41Jackson County, GAGA99,26514.1%–

42Hart County, GAGA28,63914.2%–

43Glynn County, GAGA87,59914.3%–

44Newton County, GAGA125,58314.4%–

45Carroll County, GAGA131,03614.4%–

46Haralson County, GAGA33,06614.4%–

47Chattooga County, GAGA25,30014.6%–

48Dade County, GAGA16,15414.6%–

49Echols County, GAGA3,68514.6%–

50Barrow County, GAGA99,77314.7%–

51Upson County, GAGA28,50014.7%–

52Morgan County, GAGA22,09515.0%–

53Banks County, GAGA21,27315.1%–

54Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17815.3%–

55Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65015.3%–

56Butts County, GAGA27,21815.6%–

57Spalding County, GAGA70,77515.6%–

58Madison County, GAGA32,91915.7%–

59Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41516.2%–

60Polk County, GAGA45,51416.3%–

61Troup County, GAGA72,84416.3%–

62Lamar County, GAGA20,94116.3%–

63Putnam County, GAGA23,72216.4%–

64Franklin County, GAGA25,94816.5%–

65Gilmer County, GAGA33,89416.6%–

66Glascock County, GAGA3,14116.8%–

67Stephens County, GAGA27,85417.0%–

68Chatham County, GAGA311,85517.2%–

69Fannin County, GAGA26,11117.2%–

70Liberty County, GAGA70,31317.2%–

71Jasper County, GAGA17,63217.4%–

72Baldwin County, GAGA44,02917.5%–

73Lincoln County, GAGA8,11217.8%–

74Richmond County, GAGA206,55918.2%–

75Brantley County, GAGA18,93618.2%–

76Union County, GAGA27,85918.3%–

77Charlton County, GAGA13,12118.3%–

78Bleckley County, GAGA12,86618.3%–

79Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79118.4%–

80Muscogee County, GAGA202,17118.6%–

81Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21918.8%–

82Heard County, GAGA12,14919.1%–

83Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.2%–

84Berrien County, GAGA18,93219.3%–

85Elbert County, GAGA20,07219.7%–

86Appling County, GAGA19,10019.9%–

87Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%–

88Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.9%–

89Laurens County, GAGA51,04120.5%–

90Ware County, GAGA36,90621.1%–

91Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.2%–

92Pierce County, GAGA20,76421.3%–

93Washington County, GAGA19,45321.6%–

94McDuffie County, GAGA21,64021.6%–

95Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.8%–

96Tattnall County, GAGA24,37621.9%–

97Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.0%–

98Miller County, GAGA5,81222.1%–

99Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.2%–

100Grady County, GAGA26,59022.3%–

101McIntosh County, GAGA11,98922.3%–

102Meriwether County, GAGA21,51622.4%–

103Cook County, GAGA18,23222.4%–

104Webster County, GAGA2,36922.5%–

105Coffee County, GAGA44,40722.5%–

106Wilkes County, GAGA9,54022.6%–

107Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.6%–

108Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.8%–

109Screven County, GAGA14,40822.9%–

110Tift County, GAGA42,25422.9%–

111Decatur County, GAGA29,43223.3%–

112Long County, GAGA21,55723.7%–

113Toombs County, GAGA27,54524.0%–

114Peach County, GAGA29,87724.0%–

115Bacon County, GAGA11,07024.1%–

116Candler County, GAGA11,27524.1%–

117Pulaski County, GAGA10,17224.3%–

118Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.4%–

119Montgomery County, GAGA8,63524.5%–

120Baker County, GAGA2,72524.8%–

121Sumter County, GAGA28,80124.8%–

122Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.9%–

123Greene County, GAGA21,36725.1%–

124Evans County, GAGA11,02825.4%–

125Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%–

126Lanier County, GAGA10,62325.9%–

127Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.9%–

128Twiggs County, GAGA7,59726.0%–

129Atkinson County, GAGA8,45426.0%–

130Worth County, GAGA20,05926.2%–

131Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.4%–

132Clarke County, GAGA129,92127.0%–

133Treutlen County, GAGA6,46627.1%–

134Irwin County, GAGA9,02027.2%–

135Telfair County, GAGA11,19527.3%–

136Bulloch County, GAGA86,94927.5%–

137Jenkins County, GAGA8,84327.8%–

138Marion County, GAGA7,67628.2%–

139Wilcox County, GAGA8,79728.6%–

140Mitchell County, GAGA20,46728.7%–

141Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.0%–

142Seminole County, GAGA9,16229.1%–

143Terrell County, GAGA8,65629.1%–

144Macon County, GAGA11,75629.2%–

145Taylor County, GAGA7,81829.5%–

146Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.1%–

147Burke County, GAGA24,40830.3%–

148Wheeler County, GAGA7,57030.3%–

149Jefferson County, GAGA15,01131.3%–

150Turner County, GAGA8,98331.3%–

151Early County, GAGA10,45531.4%–

152Stewart County, GAGA4,63131.4%–

153Calhoun County, GAGA5,41331.8%–

154Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66231.9%–

155Warren County, GAGA5,26932.6%–

156Dooly County, GAGA11,15632.9%–

157Quitman County, GAGA2,25433.0%–

158Clay County, GAGA2,81535.7%–

159Randolph County, GAGA6,15635.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS