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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%+0.0 pts

02Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%−1.1 pts

03Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%−1.4 pts

04Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%−0.8 pts

05Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%−3.3 pts

06Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%−1.3 pts

07Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.7%+1.7 pts

08Cobb County, GAGA793,3456.5%+0.8 pts

09Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.5%−1.4 pts

10Dawson County, GAGA35,3657.6%−5.2 pts

11Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.8%+1.2 pts

12Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.8%−3.6 pts

13Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.2%+2.0 pts

14Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%−4.4 pts

15Harris County, GAGA37,2808.2%−5.5 pts

16Barrow County, GAGA99,7738.3%−6.4 pts

17Bartow County, GAGA120,8008.6%−2.1 pts

18Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.2%−3.6 pts

19Effingham County, GAGA74,3979.3%−3.4 pts

20Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.4%−2.5 pts

21Pike County, GAGA20,9329.6%−3.8 pts

22Walton County, GAGA112,6969.7%−3.4 pts

23Dade County, GAGA16,1549.7%−4.9 pts

24Monroe County, GAGA32,0239.8%−4.0 pts

25Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.9%−1.3 pts

26Newton County, GAGA125,58310.0%−4.3 pts

27Clayton County, GAGA297,47110.1%+1.5 pts

28Camden County, GAGA60,14310.1%−1.3 pts

29Houston County, GAGA178,21410.2%−0.4 pts

30Jones County, GAGA29,17110.2%−0.6 pts

31White County, GAGA29,80210.5%−2.0 pts

32Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46510.6%+0.2 pts

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,39410.8%+0.9 pts

34Morgan County, GAGA22,09510.9%−4.0 pts

35Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.1%−2.5 pts

36Lamar County, GAGA20,94111.2%−5.2 pts

37Whitfield County, GAGA106,21211.5%+0.4 pts

38Butts County, GAGA27,21811.5%−4.1 pts

39Madison County, GAGA32,91911.6%−4.0 pts

40Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.7%−1.5 pts

41Towns County, GAGA13,28511.8%−2.2 pts

42Jackson County, GAGA99,26512.0%−2.2 pts

43Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.2%+0.6 pts

44Fannin County, GAGA26,11112.4%−4.9 pts

45Hall County, GAGA226,56812.4%+1.8 pts

46Gilmer County, GAGA33,89412.5%−4.1 pts

47Walker County, GAGA70,25012.5%−0.3 pts

48Union County, GAGA27,85912.5%−5.8 pts

49Banks County, GAGA21,27312.5%−2.6 pts

50Murray County, GAGA41,60712.7%+1.3 pts

51Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41513.2%−2.9 pts

52Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17813.2%−2.0 pts

53Heard County, GAGA12,14913.6%−5.5 pts

54Carroll County, GAGA131,03613.7%−0.7 pts

55Franklin County, GAGA25,94813.9%−2.6 pts

56Jasper County, GAGA17,63214.2%−3.2 pts

57Chattooga County, GAGA25,30014.3%−0.3 pts

58Floyd County, GAGA101,37814.4%+0.8 pts

59Putnam County, GAGA23,72214.6%−1.8 pts

60Upson County, GAGA28,50014.7%+0.0 pts

61Hart County, GAGA28,63914.8%+0.6 pts

62Troup County, GAGA72,84414.8%−1.5 pts

63Liberty County, GAGA70,31315.0%−2.3 pts

64Stephens County, GAGA27,85415.1%−1.8 pts

65Glynn County, GAGA87,59915.1%+0.9 pts

66Lincoln County, GAGA8,11215.3%−2.5 pts

67Crawford County, GAGA12,20615.4%+1.5 pts

68Polk County, GAGA45,51415.5%−0.8 pts

69Spalding County, GAGA70,77515.5%−0.2 pts

70Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.5%+1.0 pts

71Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%−1.6 pts

72Brantley County, GAGA18,93615.6%−2.6 pts

73Muscogee County, GAGA202,17115.7%−3.0 pts

74Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79115.7%−2.7 pts

75Bleckley County, GAGA12,86615.9%−2.4 pts

76Pulaski County, GAGA10,17216.4%−7.9 pts

77Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.7%−4.5 pts

78Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.8%−0.7 pts

79Glascock County, GAGA3,14117.2%+0.4 pts

80Elbert County, GAGA20,07217.3%−2.4 pts

81Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.4%−5.3 pts

82Dodge County, GAGA19,66317.4%−4.4 pts

83Wilkes County, GAGA9,54017.5%−5.2 pts

84Berrien County, GAGA18,93217.7%−1.6 pts

85Irwin County, GAGA9,02017.8%−9.4 pts

86Meriwether County, GAGA21,51617.8%−4.6 pts

87Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65017.9%+2.6 pts

88Lowndes County, GAGA122,86718.3%−1.5 pts

89Pierce County, GAGA20,76418.4%−2.9 pts

90McDuffie County, GAGA21,64018.4%−3.2 pts

91Laurens County, GAGA51,04118.4%−2.1 pts

92Worth County, GAGA20,05918.5%−7.7 pts

93Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.5%−7.3 pts

94Appling County, GAGA19,10018.6%−1.2 pts

95McIntosh County, GAGA11,98918.7%−3.6 pts

96Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.1%−0.1 pts

97Coffee County, GAGA44,40719.1%−3.4 pts

98Webster County, GAGA2,36919.3%−3.2 pts

99Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21919.4%+0.6 pts

100Long County, GAGA21,55719.5%−4.2 pts

101Richmond County, GAGA206,55919.6%+1.4 pts

102Twiggs County, GAGA7,59719.7%−6.3 pts

103Colquitt County, GAGA47,43819.8%−3.0 pts

104Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%−0.0 pts

105Montgomery County, GAGA8,63519.9%−4.7 pts

106Tift County, GAGA42,25419.9%−3.0 pts

107Screven County, GAGA14,40820.1%−2.8 pts

108Peach County, GAGA29,87720.2%−3.8 pts

109Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%−0.5 pts

110Cook County, GAGA18,23220.7%−1.7 pts

111Charlton County, GAGA13,12120.9%+2.6 pts

112Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.0%−7.6 pts

113Telfair County, GAGA11,19521.2%−6.2 pts

114Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%−0.9 pts

115Grady County, GAGA26,59021.3%−0.9 pts

116Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%−3.4 pts

117Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.9%−11.1 pts

118Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.1%−10.8 pts

119Stewart County, GAGA4,63122.2%−9.2 pts

120Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.3%+0.3 pts

121Greene County, GAGA21,36722.3%−2.8 pts

122Marion County, GAGA7,67622.4%−5.7 pts

123Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.6%+0.4 pts

124Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.7%−0.7 pts

125Washington County, GAGA19,45322.9%+1.3 pts

126Jefferson County, GAGA15,01123.0%−8.3 pts

127Atkinson County, GAGA8,45423.0%−3.0 pts

128Seminole County, GAGA9,16223.2%−5.9 pts

129Baker County, GAGA2,72523.4%−1.5 pts

130Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66223.4%−8.4 pts

131Brooks County, GAGA16,10123.4%−2.5 pts

132Clinch County, GAGA6,84723.4%−3.0 pts

133Bacon County, GAGA11,07023.7%−0.4 pts

134Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.9%−0.1 pts

135Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.9%+1.9 pts

136Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.2%−0.7 pts

137Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924.5%−3.0 pts

138Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.8%+0.3 pts

139Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025.3%−5.0 pts

140Early County, GAGA10,45525.7%−5.7 pts

141Macon County, GAGA11,75625.8%−3.4 pts

142Taylor County, GAGA7,81826.0%−3.5 pts

143Candler County, GAGA11,27526.1%+2.0 pts

144Treutlen County, GAGA6,46626.3%−0.8 pts

145Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.4%−2.3 pts

146Calhoun County, GAGA5,41326.5%−5.3 pts

147Turner County, GAGA8,98326.7%−4.6 pts

148Warren County, GAGA5,26927.0%−5.6 pts

149Evans County, GAGA11,02827.0%+1.7 pts

150Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.4%+1.7 pts

151Randolph County, GAGA6,15627.7%−8.2 pts

152Clarke County, GAGA129,92128.3%+1.3 pts

153Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.4%+0.6 pts

154Terrell County, GAGA8,65628.6%−0.6 pts

155Echols County, GAGA3,68528.7%+14.0 pts

156Burke County, GAGA24,40828.7%−1.6 pts

157Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.3%+0.3 pts

158Hancock County, GAGA8,68229.4%−0.7 pts

159Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%−4.4 pts

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