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Lowest poverty rate, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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%+77%

02Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.2%−5%

03Harris County, GAGA37,2805.8%−30%

04Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.2%−4%

05Columbia County, GAGA169,1896.6%+28%

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,2736.9%+30%

07Paulding County, GAGA190,9966.9%+26%

08Effingham County, GAGA74,3977.4%−21%

09Morgan County, GAGA22,0957.7%−30%

10Cobb County, GAGA793,3458.6%+33%

11Coweta County, GAGA160,2408.8%+12%

12Catoosa County, GAGA69,6289.0%−5%

13Henry County, GAGA264,9229.1%+86%

14Pike County, GAGA20,9329.2%−3%

15Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.3%−22%

16Dawson County, GAGA35,3659.5%+25%

17Bryan County, GAGA52,06210.3%−12%

18Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.5%+85%

19Fannin County, GAGA26,11110.6%−14%

20Dade County, GAGA16,15411.1%+14%

21Barrow County, GAGA99,77311.2%+35%

22White County, GAGA29,80211.3%+8%

23Douglas County, GAGA154,29311.5%+47%

24Houston County, GAGA178,21411.6%+13%

25Jones County, GAGA29,17111.6%+14%

26Pickens County, GAGA37,16711.7%+28%

27Lee County, GAGA34,17912.1%+47%

28Rockdale County, GAGA98,41612.2%+49%

29Walton County, GAGA112,69612.3%+26%

30Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41512.3%−7%

31Bartow County, GAGA120,80012.6%+46%

32Haralson County, GAGA33,06612.6%−18%

33Towns County, GAGA13,28512.8%+8%

34Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79113.4%−15%

35Banks County, GAGA21,27313.6%+8%

36Hart County, GAGA28,63913.6%−8%

37Habersham County, GAGA50,41613.6%+12%

38Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.9%−8%

39Hall County, GAGA226,56814.0%+13%

40Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17814.1%+6%

41Marion County, GAGA7,67614.2%−37%

42Quitman County, GAGA2,25414.3%−35%

43DeKalb County, GAGA774,39414.4%+33%

44Chatham County, GAGA311,85514.4%−8%

45Liberty County, GAGA70,31314.6%−2%

46Schley County, GAGA4,59314.7%−26%

47Camden County, GAGA60,14314.9%+47%

48McIntosh County, GAGA11,98915.0%−20%

49Newton County, GAGA125,58315.0%+49%

50Lamar County, GAGA20,94115.1%+35%

51Walker County, GAGA70,25015.1%+21%

52Gilmer County, GAGA33,89415.2%+22%

53Twiggs County, GAGA7,59715.2%−23%

54Jasper County, GAGA17,63215.3%+8%

55Talbot County, GAGA5,70915.4%−36%

56Monroe County, GAGA32,02315.5%+58%

57Union County, GAGA27,85915.8%+26%

58Gordon County, GAGA61,70115.9%+61%

59Murray County, GAGA41,60716.0%+27%

60Greene County, GAGA21,36716.2%−27%

61Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216.2%+42%

62Carroll County, GAGA131,03616.3%+19%

63Wayne County, GAGA32,48116.4%−2%

64Montgomery County, GAGA8,63516.5%−17%

65Crawford County, GAGA12,20616.6%+7%

66Clayton County, GAGA297,47116.6%+65%

67Glynn County, GAGA87,59917.1%+13%

68Thomas County, GAGA46,36817.5%+1%

69Spalding County, GAGA70,77517.5%+13%

70Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46518.1%+71%

71Glascock County, GAGA3,14118.1%+5%

72Polk County, GAGA45,51418.3%+18%

73Grady County, GAGA26,59018.3%−14%

74Bleckley County, GAGA12,86618.4%+16%

75Pierce County, GAGA20,76418.5%+0%

76Floyd County, GAGA101,37818.6%+28%

77Putnam County, GAGA23,72218.7%+29%

78Brantley County, GAGA18,93618.8%+20%

79Worth County, GAGA20,05918.9%+2%

80McDuffie County, GAGA21,64019.0%+3%

81Burke County, GAGA24,40819.0%−34%

82Troup County, GAGA72,84419.6%+32%

83Heard County, GAGA12,14919.7%+45%

84Rabun County, GAGA17,76419.9%+79%

85Dodge County, GAGA19,66319.9%+14%

86Madison County, GAGA32,91919.9%+71%

87Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120.0%+28%

88Lincoln County, GAGA8,11220.1%+31%

89Miller County, GAGA5,81220.3%−4%

90Upson County, GAGA28,50020.4%+38%

91Coffee County, GAGA44,40720.4%+7%

92Pulaski County, GAGA10,17220.4%+25%

93Screven County, GAGA14,40820.4%+2%

94Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21920.4%+5%

95Baker County, GAGA2,72520.6%−12%

96Toombs County, GAGA27,54520.7%−13%

97Long County, GAGA21,55720.8%+6%

98Washington County, GAGA19,45320.8%−9%

99Peach County, GAGA29,87720.9%+3%

100Meriwether County, GAGA21,51620.9%+17%

101Franklin County, GAGA25,94821.0%+51%

102Cook County, GAGA18,23221.0%+1%

103Chattooga County, GAGA25,30021.1%+48%

104Jefferson County, GAGA15,01121.1%−8%

105Tattnall County, GAGA24,37621.7%−9%

106Butts County, GAGA27,21821.7%+89%

107Irwin County, GAGA9,02022.1%+25%

108Bulloch County, GAGA86,94922.3%−9%

109Wilkes County, GAGA9,54022.4%+28%

110Tift County, GAGA42,25422.5%+13%

111Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.5%+2%

112Berrien County, GAGA18,93222.6%+28%

113Lowndes County, GAGA122,86722.7%+23%

114Brooks County, GAGA16,10122.9%−2%

115Johnson County, GAGA9,31023.0%+2%

116Richmond County, GAGA206,55923.2%+19%

117Charlton County, GAGA13,12123.2%+11%

118Ware County, GAGA36,90623.3%+13%

119Appling County, GAGA19,10023.4%+26%

120Echols County, GAGA3,68523.5%−18%

121Evans County, GAGA11,02823.5%−13%

122Baldwin County, GAGA44,02923.7%+41%

123Decatur County, GAGA29,43223.8%+5%

124Emanuel County, GAGA23,14724.0%−12%

125Colquitt County, GAGA47,43824.2%+22%

126Sumter County, GAGA28,80124.3%+14%

127Elbert County, GAGA20,07224.5%+42%

128Hancock County, GAGA8,68224.6%−16%

129Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65024.7%+37%

130Webster County, GAGA2,36924.7%+28%

131Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66224.7%+5%

132Calhoun County, GAGA5,41324.9%−6%

133Wilcox County, GAGA8,79725.0%+19%

134Bibb County, GAGA157,55625.0%+31%

135Candler County, GAGA11,27525.1%−4%

136Warren County, GAGA5,26925.7%−5%

137Bacon County, GAGA11,07026.1%+10%

138Laurens County, GAGA51,04126.3%+43%

139Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.3%−0%

140Seminole County, GAGA9,16226.4%+14%

141Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.5%−6%

142Dougherty County, GAGA82,61627.3%+10%

143Telfair County, GAGA11,19527.4%+30%

144Atkinson County, GAGA8,45428.2%+22%

145Stewart County, GAGA4,63128.2%+27%

146Lanier County, GAGA10,62328.6%+54%

147Macon County, GAGA11,75628.6%+11%

148Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09929.1%+31%

149Taylor County, GAGA7,81829.4%+13%

150Turner County, GAGA8,98329.5%+11%

151Randolph County, GAGA6,15629.7%+7%

152Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.7%+1%

153Clinch County, GAGA6,84729.8%+27%

154Wheeler County, GAGA7,57030.0%+19%

155Terrell County, GAGA8,65631.2%+9%

156Treutlen County, GAGA6,46631.3%+19%

157Early County, GAGA10,45531.4%+22%

158Clay County, GAGA2,81532.7%+5%

159Jenkins County, GAGA8,84334.5%+22%

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