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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791132,893+4%

02Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099105,993+217%

03DeKalb County, GAGA774,394104,769+46%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34567,733+72%

05Clayton County, GAGA297,47153,648+125%

06Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,101+19%

07Richmond 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%

12Henry County, GAGA264,92223,032+293%

13Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,007+36%

14Dougherty County, GAGA82,61620,799−13%

15Cherokee County, GAGA299,27319,615+160%

16Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,143+60%

17Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,027+39%

18Houston County, GAGA178,21418,759+66%

19Douglas County, GAGA154,29316,057+124%

20Floyd County, GAGA101,37815,971+22%

21Whitfield County, GAGA106,21215,370+60%

22Newton County, GAGA125,58314,526+134%

23Glynn County, GAGA87,59913,719+34%

24Spalding County, GAGA70,77513,046+44%

25Walton County, GAGA112,69612,322+109%

26Columbia County, GAGA169,18912,136+166%

27Paulding County, GAGA190,99611,891+165%

28Troup County, GAGA72,84411,885+36%

29Bartow County, GAGA120,80011,678+79%

30Forsyth County, GAGA282,80511,611+114%

31Coweta County, GAGA160,24011,341+63%

32Laurens County, GAGA51,04111,258+36%

33Colquitt County, GAGA47,43810,571+27%

34Liberty County, GAGA70,31310,322+12%

35Rockdale County, GAGA98,41610,251+79%

36Coffee County, GAGA44,40710,034+40%

37Baldwin County, GAGA44,0299,474+26%

38Walker County, GAGA70,2509,140+20%

39Tift County, GAGA42,2548,620+13%

40Barrow County, GAGA99,7738,588+124%

41Thomas County, GAGA46,3688,216+11%

42Ware County, GAGA36,9067,744+6%

43Camden County, GAGA60,1437,334+66%

44Polk County, GAGA45,5147,161+21%

45Gordon County, GAGA61,7017,071+63%

46Sumter County, GAGA28,8016,902−3%

47Fayette County, GAGA125,1566,822+184%

48Catoosa County, GAGA69,6286,764+34%

49Habersham County, GAGA50,4166,731+54%

50Wayne County, GAGA32,4816,593+49%

51Decatur County, GAGA29,4326,435+1%

52Jackson County, GAGA99,2656,193+24%

53Toombs County, GAGA27,5456,096−2%

54Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,916−1%

55Murray County, GAGA41,6075,840+26%

56Tattnall County, GAGA24,3765,653+6%

57Madison County, GAGA32,9195,436+81%

58Upson County, GAGA28,5005,418+33%

59Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005,307+46%

60Grady County, GAGA26,5905,300+5%

61Gilmer County, GAGA33,8945,178+77%

62Peach County, GAGA29,8774,951+3%

63Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674,936−22%

64Worth County, GAGA20,0594,916+21%

65Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784,882+75%

66Haralson County, GAGA33,0664,803+21%

67Franklin County, GAGA25,9484,730+68%

68Effingham County, GAGA74,3974,727+35%

69Crisp County, GAGA19,2374,618−28%

70Burke County, GAGA24,4084,488−30%

71McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,412+13%

72Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0994,299+10%

73Dodge County, GAGA19,6634,267+28%

74Stephens County, GAGA27,8544,255+11%

75Pickens County, GAGA37,1674,180+99%

76Appling County, GAGA19,1004,156+28%

77Brooks County, GAGA16,1014,143+7%

78Putnam County, GAGA23,7224,033+47%

79Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163,961−1%

80Berrien County, GAGA18,9323,778+32%

81Monroe County, GAGA32,0233,656+71%

82White County, GAGA29,8023,572+70%

83Elbert County, GAGA20,0723,569+0%

84Fannin County, GAGA26,1113,526+44%

85Jones County, GAGA29,1713,458+43%

86Washington County, GAGA19,4533,408−30%

87Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193,256+32%

88Harris County, GAGA37,2803,242+66%

89Bryan County, GAGA52,0623,232+18%

90Hart County, GAGA28,6393,193−6%

91Long County, GAGA21,5573,187+58%

92Brantley County, GAGA18,9363,129+37%

93Cook County, GAGA18,2323,109−5%

94Macon County, GAGA11,7562,978−18%

95Terrell County, GAGA8,6562,944−6%

96Union County, GAGA27,8592,865+32%

97Telfair County, GAGA11,1952,852+14%

98Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,794−3%

99Butts County, GAGA27,2182,759+23%

100Bacon County, GAGA11,0702,718+14%

101Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,707+60%

102Lanier County, GAGA10,6232,672+99%

103Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,650−11%

104McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892,600+28%

105Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112,598−35%

106Dawson County, GAGA35,3652,582+112%

107Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,544+57%

108Early County, GAGA10,4552,505−21%

109Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,496+9%

110Screven County, GAGA14,4082,427−21%

111Bleckley County, GAGA12,8662,402+30%

112Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702,401+54%

113Charlton County, GAGA13,1212,317+8%

114Rabun County, GAGA17,7642,273+36%

115Johnson County, GAGA9,3102,228+15%

116Banks County, GAGA21,2732,171+20%

117Heard County, GAGA12,1492,110+41%

118Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542,082+19%

119Irwin County, GAGA9,0202,082+18%

120Evans County, GAGA11,0282,060−27%

121Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,991−18%

122Greene County, GAGA21,3671,970−39%

123Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,927+7%

124Lee County, GAGA34,1791,906−6%

125Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,889+3%

126Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,877+6%

127Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,862+10%

128Randolph County, GAGA6,1561,861−14%

129Pike County, GAGA20,9321,841+41%

130Seminole County, GAGA9,1621,841−15%

131Turner County, GAGA8,9831,812−29%

132Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,799+8%

133Candler County, GAGA11,2751,795−28%

134Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,776+8%

135Clinch County, GAGA6,8471,763+9%

136Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,728−32%

137Towns County, GAGA13,2851,717+56%

138Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,701−9%

139Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,644+5%

140Marion County, GAGA7,6761,571−2%

141Talbot County, GAGA5,7091,449−8%

142Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,418−26%

143Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,418−32%

144Miller County, GAGA5,8121,390+3%

145Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,336+4%

146Dade County, GAGA16,1541,321−11%

147Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,287+10%

148Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,255−25%

149Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,240−21%

150Warren County, GAGA5,2691,109−35%

151Treutlen County, GAGA6,466879−51%

152Baker County, GAGA2,725733−23%

153Schley County, GAGA4,593627−16%

154Clay County, GAGA2,815599−43%

155Webster County, GAGA2,369531+15%

156Echols County, GAGA3,685527−51%

157Glascock County, GAGA3,141368−16%

158Quitman County, GAGA2,254355−38%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662317−35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES