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Lowest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Fayette County, GAGA125,1564.7%+78%

02Forsyth County, GAGA282,8056.0%+9%

03Columbia County, GAGA169,1897.1%+39%

04Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737.4%+39%

05Oconee County, GAGA44,8937.4%+15%

06Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%−1%

07Paulding County, GAGA190,9968.2%+49%

08Henry County, GAGA264,9228.3%+68%

09Harris County, GAGA37,2809.0%+10%

10Towns County, GAGA13,2859.3%−21%

11Coweta County, GAGA160,24010.2%+31%

12Effingham County, GAGA74,39710.3%+11%

13Pike County, GAGA20,93210.5%+10%

14Cobb County, GAGA793,34510.6%+64%

15Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.0%−6%

16Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09911.0%+94%

17Catoosa County, GAGA69,62811.2%+19%

18Douglas County, GAGA154,29311.3%+45%

19Pickens County, GAGA37,16711.6%+26%

20Pulaski County, GAGA10,17211.6%−29%

21Dawson County, GAGA35,36512.0%+58%

22Monroe County, GAGA32,02312.3%+25%

23Rockdale County, GAGA98,41612.3%+51%

24Putnam County, GAGA23,72212.3%−15%

25Butts County, GAGA27,21812.4%+8%

26Walton County, GAGA112,69612.5%+29%

27Barrow County, GAGA99,77312.6%+52%

28Newton County, GAGA125,58312.7%+27%

29Houston County, GAGA178,21412.8%+25%

30Jones County, GAGA29,17113.1%+28%

31Union County, GAGA27,85913.9%+11%

32Bartow County, GAGA120,80014.0%+63%

33Hall County, GAGA226,56814.8%+19%

34Jackson County, GAGA99,26515.1%+26%

35Walker County, GAGA70,25015.1%+21%

36Glynn County, GAGA87,59915.2%+0%

37Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17815.2%+15%

38Camden County, GAGA60,14315.3%+51%

39Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79115.3%−3%

40Morgan County, GAGA22,09515.4%+41%

41Pierce County, GAGA20,76415.4%−16%

42Dade County, GAGA16,15415.5%+59%

43Long County, GAGA21,55715.8%−19%

44Banks County, GAGA21,27315.9%+27%

45Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46515.9%+51%

46DeKalb County, GAGA774,39416.1%+49%

47Fannin County, GAGA26,11116.2%+31%

48Bacon County, GAGA11,07016.5%−30%

49Chatham County, GAGA311,85516.6%+6%

50McIntosh County, GAGA11,98916.6%−11%

51Glascock County, GAGA3,14116.6%−3%

52Clayton County, GAGA297,47116.7%+66%

53Meriwether County, GAGA21,51616.8%−6%

54Brooks County, GAGA16,10117.0%−28%

55Murray County, GAGA41,60717.1%+35%

56Gordon County, GAGA61,70117.1%+74%

57Carroll County, GAGA131,03617.3%+26%

58Liberty County, GAGA70,31317.8%+19%

59Madison County, GAGA32,91917.8%+53%

60Franklin County, GAGA25,94817.8%+29%

61Gilmer County, GAGA33,89418.1%+45%

62Miller County, GAGA5,81218.2%−14%

63Montgomery County, GAGA8,63518.2%−8%

64Muscogee County, GAGA202,17118.2%+17%

65Wayne County, GAGA32,48118.3%+10%

66Rabun County, GAGA17,76418.5%+66%

67Floyd County, GAGA101,37818.7%+29%

68Stephens County, GAGA27,85418.8%+24%

69Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.0%+44%

70Jasper County, GAGA17,63219.1%+35%

71Jenkins County, GAGA8,84319.1%−33%

72Chattooga County, GAGA25,30019.2%+34%

73Schley County, GAGA4,59319.2%−3%

74Whitfield County, GAGA106,21219.2%+68%

75Polk County, GAGA45,51419.3%+25%

76White County, GAGA29,80219.4%+84%

77McDuffie County, GAGA21,64019.5%+6%

78Bleckley County, GAGA12,86619.5%+23%

79Habersham County, GAGA50,41619.6%+61%

80Charlton County, GAGA13,12119.8%−6%

81Heard County, GAGA12,14919.8%+46%

82Troup County, GAGA72,84419.8%+34%

83Dodge County, GAGA19,66320.0%+15%

84Upson County, GAGA28,50020.1%+36%

85Lanier County, GAGA10,62320.4%+10%

86Screven County, GAGA14,40820.4%+2%

87Haralson County, GAGA33,06620.4%+32%

88Lamar County, GAGA20,94120.4%+83%

89Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%−0%

90Crawford County, GAGA12,20620.5%+33%

91Worth County, GAGA20,05920.8%+13%

92Laurens County, GAGA51,04121.0%+14%

93Spalding County, GAGA70,77521.2%+37%

94Evans County, GAGA11,02821.2%−21%

95Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721.2%+8%

96Coffee County, GAGA44,40721.3%+12%

97Brantley County, GAGA18,93621.4%+37%

98Tattnall County, GAGA24,37621.4%−10%

99Lowndes County, GAGA122,86721.6%+18%

100Marion County, GAGA7,67622.0%−2%

101Mitchell County, GAGA20,46722.2%−16%

102Appling County, GAGA19,10022.2%+19%

103Candler County, GAGA11,27522.3%−15%

104Bibb County, GAGA157,55622.4%+17%

105Hart County, GAGA28,63922.4%+52%

106Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.8%+31%

107Tift County, GAGA42,25422.8%+15%

108Elbert County, GAGA20,07223.0%+33%

109Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65023.1%+29%

110Berrien County, GAGA18,93223.1%+31%

111Cook County, GAGA18,23223.3%+12%

112Richmond County, GAGA206,55923.3%+19%

113Colquitt County, GAGA47,43823.4%+18%

114Talbot County, GAGA5,70923.5%−3%

115Greene County, GAGA21,36723.6%+5%

116Webster County, GAGA2,36923.6%+23%

117Decatur County, GAGA29,43224.0%+6%

118Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21924.0%+24%

119Emanuel County, GAGA23,14724.2%−12%

120Stewart County, GAGA4,63124.2%+9%

121Wheeler County, GAGA7,57024.3%−4%

122Treutlen County, GAGA6,46624.7%−6%

123Baldwin County, GAGA44,02925.2%+50%

124Irwin County, GAGA9,02025.4%+43%

125Turner County, GAGA8,98325.4%−5%

126Peach County, GAGA29,87725.4%+25%

127Seminole County, GAGA9,16225.4%+10%

128Wilkes County, GAGA9,54025.5%+46%

129Wilcox County, GAGA8,79725.5%+22%

130Clinch County, GAGA6,84725.7%+9%

131Toombs County, GAGA27,54525.7%+8%

132Burke County, GAGA24,40825.7%−10%

133Warren County, GAGA5,26925.7%−5%

134Grady County, GAGA26,59025.9%+21%

135Lincoln County, GAGA8,11226.3%+72%

136Hancock County, GAGA8,68226.8%−9%

137Sumter County, GAGA28,80126.9%+25%

138Jefferson County, GAGA15,01126.9%+17%

139Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09926.9%+21%

140Dooly County, GAGA11,15627.1%+22%

141Washington County, GAGA19,45327.6%+21%

142Johnson County, GAGA9,31027.7%+22%

143Atkinson County, GAGA8,45428.0%+22%

144Randolph County, GAGA6,15628.0%+1%

145Bulloch County, GAGA86,94928.4%+16%

146Calhoun County, GAGA5,41328.8%+9%

147Early County, GAGA10,45528.9%+12%

148Dougherty County, GAGA82,61628.9%+17%

149Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.1%−1%

150Baker County, GAGA2,72530.0%+29%

151Terrell County, GAGA8,65631.0%+9%

152Telfair County, GAGA11,19531.3%+48%

153Quitman County, GAGA2,25431.6%+44%

154Echols County, GAGA3,68532.1%+12%

155Macon County, GAGA11,75633.0%+28%

156Taylor County, GAGA7,81833.1%+28%

157Clarke County, GAGA129,92133.5%+18%

158Clay County, GAGA2,81534.2%+9%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66234.4%+47%

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