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Lowest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%+1%

02Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%−19%

03Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%−22%

04Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%−13%

05Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%−37%

06Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%−19%

07Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.7%+43%

08Cobb County, GAGA793,3456.5%+15%

09Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.5%−18%

10Dawson County, GAGA35,3657.6%−41%

11Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.8%+18%

12Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.8%−32%

13Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.2%+33%

14Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%−35%

15Harris County, GAGA37,2808.2%−40%

16Barrow County, GAGA99,7738.3%−43%

17Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.6%−19%

18Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.2%−28%

19Effingham County, GAGA74,3979.3%−27%

20Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.4%−21%

21Pike County, GAGA20,9329.6%−28%

22Walton County, GAGA112,6969.7%−26%

23Dade County, GAGA16,1549.7%−33%

24Monroe County, GAGA32,0239.8%−29%

25Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.9%−11%

26Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%−30%

27Clayton County, GAGA297,47110.1%+18%

28Camden County, GAGA60,14310.1%−12%

29Houston County, GAGA178,21410.2%−3%

30Jones County, GAGA29,17110.2%−5%

31White County, GAGA29,80210.5%−16%

32Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46510.6%+2%

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,39410.8%+9%

34Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.9%−27%

35Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.1%−19%

36Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.2%−32%

37Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211.5%+3%

38Butts County, GAGA27,21811.5%−26%

39Madison County, GAGA32,91911.6%−26%

40Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.7%−12%

41Towns County, GAGA13,28511.8%−16%

42Jackson County, GAGA99,26512.0%−15%

43Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.2%+5%

44Fannin County, GAGA26,11112.4%−28%

45Hall County, GAGA226,56812.4%+17%

46Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.5%−25%

47Walker County, GAGA70,25012.5%−2%

48Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%−32%

49Banks County, GAGA21,27312.5%−17%

50Murray County, GAGA41,60712.7%+11%

51Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41513.2%−18%

52Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17813.2%−13%

53Heard County, GAGA12,14913.6%−29%

54Carroll County, GAGA131,03613.7%−5%

55Franklin County, GAGA25,94813.9%−16%

56Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.2%−18%

57Chattooga County, GAGA25,30014.3%−2%

58Floyd County, GAGA101,37814.4%+6%

59Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.6%−11%

60Upson County, GAGA28,50014.7%+0%

61Hart County, GAGA28,63914.8%+4%

62Troup County, GAGA72,84414.8%−9%

63Liberty County, GAGA70,31315.0%−13%

64Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%−11%

65Glynn County, GAGA87,59915.1%+6%

66Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.3%−14%

67Crawford County, GAGA12,20615.4%+10%

68Polk County, GAGA45,51415.5%−5%

69Spalding County, GAGA70,77515.5%−1%

70Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.5%+7%

71Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%−9%

72Brantley County, GAGA18,93615.6%−14%

73Muscogee County, GAGA202,17115.7%−16%

74Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79115.7%−14%

75Bleckley County, GAGA12,86615.9%−13%

76Pulaski County, GAGA10,17216.4%−33%

77Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.7%−21%

78Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.8%−4%

79Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.2%+2%

80Elbert County, GAGA20,07217.3%−12%

81Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.4%−23%

82Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.4%−20%

83Wilkes County, GAGA9,54017.5%−23%

84Berrien County, GAGA18,93217.7%−8%

85Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.8%−35%

86Meriwether County, GAGA21,51617.8%−20%

87Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65017.9%+17%

88Lowndes County, GAGA122,86718.3%−8%

89Pierce County, GAGA20,76418.4%−14%

90McDuffie County, GAGA21,64018.4%−15%

91Laurens County, GAGA51,04118.4%−10%

92Worth County, GAGA20,05918.5%−29%

93Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.5%−28%

94Appling County, GAGA19,10018.6%−6%

95McIntosh County, GAGA11,98918.7%−16%

96Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.1%−1%

97Coffee County, GAGA44,40719.1%−15%

98Webster County, GAGA2,36919.3%−14%

99Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21919.4%+3%

100Long County, GAGA21,55719.5%−18%

101Richmond County, GAGA206,55919.6%+8%

102Twiggs County, GAGA7,59719.7%−24%

103Colquitt County, GAGA47,43819.8%−13%

104Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%−0%

105Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%−19%

106Tift County, GAGA42,25419.9%−13%

107Screven County, GAGA14,40820.1%−12%

108Peach County, GAGA29,87720.2%−16%

109Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%−3%

110Cook County, GAGA18,23220.7%−8%

111Charlton County, GAGA13,12120.9%+14%

112Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.0%−27%

113Telfair County, GAGA11,19521.2%−23%

114Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%−4%

115Grady County, GAGA26,59021.3%−4%

116Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%−14%

117Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.9%−34%

118Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.1%−33%

119Stewart County, GAGA4,63122.2%−29%

120Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.3%+1%

121Greene County, GAGA21,36722.3%−11%

122Marion County, GAGA7,67622.4%−20%

123Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.6%+2%

124Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.7%−3%

125Washington County, GAGA19,45322.9%+6%

126Jefferson County, GAGA15,01123.0%−27%

127Atkinson County, GAGA8,45423.0%−11%

128Seminole County, GAGA9,16223.2%−20%

129Baker County, GAGA2,72523.4%−6%

130Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66223.4%−27%

131Brooks County, GAGA16,10123.4%−9%

132Clinch County, GAGA6,84723.4%−11%

133Bacon County, GAGA11,07023.7%−2%

134Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.9%−0%

135Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.9%+9%

136Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.2%−3%

137Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924.5%−11%

138Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.8%+1%

139Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025.3%−16%

140Early County, GAGA10,45525.7%−18%

141Macon County, GAGA11,75625.8%−12%

142Taylor County, GAGA7,81826.0%−12%

143Candler County, GAGA11,27526.1%+8%

144Treutlen County, GAGA6,46626.3%−3%

145Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.4%−8%

146Calhoun County, GAGA5,41326.5%−17%

147Turner County, GAGA8,98326.7%−15%

148Warren County, GAGA5,26927.0%−17%

149Evans County, GAGA11,02827.0%+7%

150Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.4%+7%

151Randolph County, GAGA6,15627.7%−23%

152Clarke County, GAGA129,92128.3%+5%

153Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.4%+2%

154Terrell County, GAGA8,65628.6%−2%

155Echols County, GAGA3,68528.7%+96%

156Burke County, GAGA24,40828.7%−5%

157Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.3%+1%

158Hancock County, GAGA8,68229.4%−2%

159Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%−12%

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