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Most residents in poverty, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 3,778. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harris County, GA, up 46 places to #88.

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Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791132,893+4%
02▲1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099105,993+217%
03▼1DeKalb County, GAGA774,394104,769+46%
04Cobb County, GAGA793,34567,733+72%
05Clayton County, GAGA297,47153,648+125%
06▲1Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,101+19%
07▼1Richmond County, GAGA206,55941,274+6%
08Muscogee County, GAGA202,17138,799+33%
09Bibb County, GAGA157,55638,726+32%
10Clarke County, GAGA129,92133,757+18%
11Hall County, GAGA226,56825,098+45%
12▲2Henry County, GAGA264,92223,032+293%
13▼1Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,007+36%
14▼1Dougherty County, GAGA82,61620,799−13%
15▲2Cherokee County, GAGA299,27319,615+160%
16▼1Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,143+60%
17▲2Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,027+39%
18▼2Houston County, GAGA178,21418,759+66%
19▲3Douglas County, GAGA154,29316,057+124%
20▼2Floyd County, GAGA101,37815,971+22%
21Whitfield County, GAGA106,21215,370+60%
22▼2Newton County, GAGA125,58314,526+134%
23Glynn County, GAGA87,59913,719+34%
24▲6Spalding County, GAGA70,77513,046+44%
25▲4Walton County, GAGA112,69612,322+109%
26▲9Columbia County, GAGA169,18912,136+166%
27▲4Paulding County, GAGA190,99611,891+165%
28▼3Troup County, GAGA72,84411,885+36%
29▼5Bartow County, GAGA120,80011,678+79%
30▼4Forsyth County, GAGA282,80511,611+114%
31▼3Coweta County, GAGA160,24011,341+63%
32▼5Laurens County, GAGA51,04111,258+36%
33Colquitt County, GAGA47,43810,571+27%
34▲3Liberty County, GAGA70,31310,322+12%
35▼3Rockdale County, GAGA98,41610,251+79%
36▲5Coffee County, GAGA44,40710,034+40%
37▼3Baldwin County, GAGA44,0299,474+26%
38▼2Walker County, GAGA70,2509,140+20%
39Tift County, GAGA42,2548,620+13%
40▼2Barrow County, GAGA99,7738,588+124%
41▲3Thomas County, GAGA46,3688,216+11%
42Ware County, GAGA36,9067,744+6%
43Camden County, GAGA60,1437,334+66%
44▲1Polk County, GAGA45,5147,161+21%
45▼5Gordon County, GAGA61,7017,071+63%
46Sumter County, GAGA28,8016,902−3%
47▲11Fayette County, GAGA125,1566,822+184%
48▲3Catoosa County, GAGA69,6286,764+34%
49▲1Habersham County, GAGA50,4166,731+54%
50▲14Wayne County, GAGA32,4816,593+49%
51▼3Decatur County, GAGA29,4326,435+1%
52▼5Jackson County, GAGA99,2656,193+24%
53▲4Toombs County, GAGA27,5456,096−2%
54▲6Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,916−1%
55▼6Murray County, GAGA41,6075,840+26%
56▲7Tattnall County, GAGA24,3765,653+6%
57▼5Madison County, GAGA32,9195,436+81%
58▼2Upson County, GAGA28,5005,418+33%
59▲2Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005,307+46%
60▲7Grady County, GAGA26,5905,300+5%
61▲7Gilmer County, GAGA33,8945,178+77%
62▼8Peach County, GAGA29,8774,951+3%
63▼8Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674,936−22%
64▲18Worth County, GAGA20,0594,916+21%
65▲5Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784,882+75%
66▲19Haralson County, GAGA33,0664,803+21%
67▼2Franklin County, GAGA25,9484,730+68%
68▲1Effingham County, GAGA74,3974,727+35%
69▼16Crisp County, GAGA19,2374,618−28%
70▲1Burke County, GAGA24,4084,488−30%
71▲8McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,412+13%
72▼10Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0994,299+10%
73▲8Dodge County, GAGA19,6634,267+28%
74▲13Stephens County, GAGA27,8544,255+11%
75▲9Pickens County, GAGA37,1674,180+99%
76▼2Appling County, GAGA19,1004,156+28%
77▲9Brooks County, GAGA16,1014,143+7%
78▼1Putnam County, GAGA23,7224,033+47%
79▼4Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163,961−1%
80▼2Berrien County, GAGA18,9323,778+32%
81▼8Monroe County, GAGA32,0233,656+71%
82▲17White County, GAGA29,8023,572+70%
83▼17Elbert County, GAGA20,0723,5690%
84▲26Fannin County, GAGA26,1113,526+44%
85▲13Jones County, GAGA29,1713,458+43%
86▼10Washington County, GAGA19,4533,408−30%
87▲14Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193,256+32%
88▲46Harris County, GAGA37,2803,242+66%
89▼17Bryan County, GAGA52,0623,232+18%
90Hart County, GAGA28,6393,193−6%
91▲4Long County, GAGA21,5573,187+58%
92▲2Brantley County, GAGA18,9363,129+37%
93▼4Cook County, GAGA18,2323,109−5%
94▼3Macon County, GAGA11,7562,978−18%
95▲11Terrell County, GAGA8,6562,944−6%
96▼13Union County, GAGA27,8592,865+32%
97▼5Telfair County, GAGA11,1952,852+14%
98▼10Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,794−3%
99▼40Butts County, GAGA27,2182,759+23%
100▲3Bacon County, GAGA11,0702,718+14%
101▲11Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,707+60%
102▲5Lanier County, GAGA10,6232,672+99%
103▲23Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,650−11%
104▲36McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892,600+28%
105▼8Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112,598−35%
106▲7Dawson County, GAGA35,3652,582+112%
107▲16Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,544+57%
108▼15Early County, GAGA10,4552,505−21%
109▲11Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,496+9%
110▼5Screven County, GAGA14,4082,427−21%
111▲8Bleckley County, GAGA12,8662,402+30%
112▲10Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702,401+54%
113▼9Charlton County, GAGA13,1212,317+8%
114▼18Rabun County, GAGA17,7642,273+36%
115▲14Johnson County, GAGA9,3102,228+15%
116Banks County, GAGA21,2732,171+20%
117▲4Heard County, GAGA12,1492,110+41%
118Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542,082+19%
119▲9Irwin County, GAGA9,0202,082+18%
120▼6Evans County, GAGA11,0282,060−27%
121▼19Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,991−18%
122▼22Greene County, GAGA21,3671,970−39%
123▲1Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,927+7%
124▼44Lee County, GAGA34,1791,906−6%
125Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,889+3%
126▼18Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,877+6%
127▲16Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,862+10%
128▲7Randolph County, GAGA6,1561,861−14%
129▲9Pike County, GAGA20,9321,841+41%
130▼13Seminole County, GAGA9,1621,841−15%
131▼20Turner County, GAGA8,9831,812−29%
132▲4Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,799+8%
133▼24Candler County, GAGA11,2751,795−28%
134▲11Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,776+8%
135▼3Clinch County, GAGA6,8471,763+9%
136▼21Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,728−32%
137▲4Towns County, GAGA13,2851,717+56%
138▼11Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,701−9%
139▼9Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,644+5%
140▲10Marion County, GAGA7,6761,571−2%
141▲11Talbot County, GAGA5,7091,449−8%
142▼11Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,418−26%
143▲5Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,418−32%
144▲5Miller County, GAGA5,8121,390+3%
145▼3Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,336+4%
146▼9Dade County, GAGA16,1541,321−11%
147▼3Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,287+10%
148▼2Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,255−25%
149▼10Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,240−21%
150▼3Warren County, GAGA5,2691,109−35%
151▼18Treutlen County, GAGA6,466879−51%
152▲3Baker County, GAGA2,725733−23%
153▲1Schley County, GAGA4,593627−16%
154▼3Clay County, GAGA2,815599−43%
155▲1Webster County, GAGA2,369531+15%
156▼3Echols County, GAGA3,685527−51%
157Glascock County, GAGA3,141368−16%
158▲1Quitman County, GAGA2,254355−38%
159▼1Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662317−35%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES