RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most residents in poverty, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 3,016.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791119,364–

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39453,847–

03Chatham County, GAGA311,85537,327–

04Richmond County, GAGA206,55934,500–

05Muscogee County, GAGA202,17133,394–

06Bibb County, GAGA157,55628,816–

07Cobb County, GAGA793,34525,274–

08Clarke County, GAGA129,92123,655–

09Dougherty County, GAGA82,61623,544–

10Clayton County, GAGA297,47115,570–

11Lowndes County, GAGA122,86715,111–

12Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09914,043–

13Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911,841–

14Floyd County, GAGA101,37811,075–

15Carroll County, GAGA131,03610,294–

16Hall County, GAGA226,56810,137–

17Houston County, GAGA178,2149,416–

18Liberty County, GAGA70,3139,093–

19Troup County, GAGA72,8449,066–

20Glynn County, GAGA87,5998,929–

21Thomas County, GAGA46,3688,829–

22Spalding County, GAGA70,7758,507–

23Colquitt County, GAGA47,4388,346–

24Laurens County, GAGA51,0418,199–

25Whitfield County, GAGA106,2128,053–

26Tift County, GAGA42,2548,002–

27Sumter County, GAGA28,8017,511–

28Ware County, GAGA36,9067,480–

29Walker County, GAGA70,2507,445–

30Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296,900–

31Coffee County, GAGA44,4076,666–

32Burke County, GAGA24,4086,226–

33Coweta County, GAGA160,2406,141–

34Newton County, GAGA125,5836,002–

35Bartow County, GAGA120,8005,957–

36Decatur County, GAGA29,4325,954–

37Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675,826–

38Crisp County, GAGA19,2375,807–

39Toombs County, GAGA27,5455,767–

40Polk County, GAGA45,5145,510–

41Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735,483–

42Jefferson County, GAGA15,0115,447–

43Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,275–

44Worth County, GAGA20,0595,172–

45Catoosa County, GAGA69,6285,087–

46Peach County, GAGA29,8775,083–

47Walton County, GAGA112,6965,082–

48Meriwether County, GAGA21,5165,017–

49Wayne County, GAGA32,4814,740–

50Douglas County, GAGA154,2934,690–

51Grady County, GAGA26,5904,512–

52Barrow County, GAGA99,7734,355–

53McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,353–

54Columbia County, GAGA169,1894,335–

55Jackson County, GAGA99,2654,245–

56Washington County, GAGA19,4534,123–

57Brooks County, GAGA16,1013,986–

58Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,942–

59Gordon County, GAGA61,7013,901–

60Tattnall County, GAGA24,3763,888–

61Upson County, GAGA28,5003,865–

62Dodge County, GAGA19,6633,846–

63Macon County, GAGA11,7563,831–

64Elbert County, GAGA20,0723,740–

65Early County, GAGA10,4553,717–

66Paulding County, GAGA190,9963,642–

67Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993,574–

68Henry County, GAGA264,9223,556–

69Camden County, GAGA60,1433,462–

70Rockdale County, GAGA98,4163,327–

71Madison County, GAGA32,9193,302–

72Effingham County, GAGA74,3973,271–

73Dooly County, GAGA11,1563,258–

74Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003,247–

75Habersham County, GAGA50,4163,194–

76Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,174–

77Screven County, GAGA14,4083,163–

78Appling County, GAGA19,1003,127–

79Terrell County, GAGA8,6563,103–

80Cook County, GAGA18,2323,016–

81Telfair County, GAGA11,1953,005–

82Forsyth County, GAGA282,8052,986–

83Murray County, GAGA41,6072,967–

84Greene County, GAGA21,3672,961–

85Randolph County, GAGA6,1562,883–

86Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,835–

87Hart County, GAGA28,6392,790–

88Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,756–

89Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,747–

90Berrien County, GAGA18,9322,730–

91Turner County, GAGA8,9832,727–

92Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,684–

93Seminole County, GAGA9,1622,621–

94Twiggs County, GAGA7,5972,547–

95Harris County, GAGA37,2802,435–

96Wilkes County, GAGA9,5402,400–

97Butts County, GAGA27,2182,387–

98Monroe County, GAGA32,0232,364–

99Irwin County, GAGA9,0202,352–

100Putnam County, GAGA23,7222,320–

101Bacon County, GAGA11,0702,304–

102Jenkins County, GAGA8,8432,294–

103Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192,262–

104Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,253–

105Jones County, GAGA29,1712,234–

106Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1782,226–

107Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942,215–

108Evans County, GAGA11,0282,212–

109Union County, GAGA27,8592,194–

110Lamar County, GAGA20,9412,130–

111Lee County, GAGA34,1792,046–

112Bryan County, GAGA52,0622,042–

113Brantley County, GAGA18,9362,015–

114Wilcox County, GAGA8,7972,006–

115Warren County, GAGA5,2691,981–

116Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,968–

117Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,928–

118McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,924–

119Dade County, GAGA16,1541,922–

120Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,911–

121Candler County, GAGA11,2751,869–

122Johnson County, GAGA9,3101,851–

123Pickens County, GAGA37,1671,841–

124Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,775–

125Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,758–

126Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,753–

127Heard County, GAGA12,1491,644–

128Fayette County, GAGA125,1561,631–

129White County, GAGA29,8021,629–

130Clinch County, GAGA6,8471,628–

131Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661,626–

132Talbot County, GAGA5,7091,625–

133Atkinson County, GAGA8,4541,615–

134Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,593–

135Rabun County, GAGA17,7641,588–

136Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,578–

137Marion County, GAGA7,6761,575–

138Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,566–

139Banks County, GAGA21,2731,560–

140Charlton County, GAGA13,1211,556–

141Wheeler County, GAGA7,5701,484–

142Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,471–

143Long County, GAGA21,5571,469–

144Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,431–

145Oconee County, GAGA44,8931,391–

146Miller County, GAGA5,8121,388–

147Pike County, GAGA20,9321,366–

148Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,326–

149Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,256–

150Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,210–

151Clay County, GAGA2,8151,202–

152Towns County, GAGA13,285948–

153Baker County, GAGA2,725898–

154Quitman County, GAGA2,254729–

155Schley County, GAGA4,593713–

156Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662610–

157Webster County, GAGA2,369508–

158Glascock County, GAGA3,141396–

159Echols County, GAGA3,685341–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS