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Most residents in poverty, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791128,365+8%

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39471,924+34%

03Cobb County, GAGA793,34539,317+56%

04Richmond County, GAGA206,55939,073+13%

05Chatham County, GAGA311,85536,238−3%

06Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09933,407+138%

07Bibb County, GAGA157,55629,417+2%

08Muscogee County, GAGA202,17129,167−13%

09Clarke County, GAGA129,92128,691+21%

10Clayton County, GAGA297,47123,874+53%

11Dougherty County, GAGA82,61623,784+1%

12Hall County, GAGA226,56817,291+71%

13Lowndes County, GAGA122,86716,901+12%

14Bulloch County, GAGA86,94913,712+16%

15Floyd County, GAGA101,37813,084+18%

16Carroll County, GAGA131,03611,968+16%

17Houston County, GAGA178,21411,297+20%

18Glynn County, GAGA87,59910,234+15%

19Whitfield County, GAGA106,2129,582+19%

20Liberty County, GAGA70,3139,213+1%

21Spalding County, GAGA70,7759,034+6%

22Troup County, GAGA72,8448,715−4%

23Colquitt County, GAGA47,4388,335−0%

24Laurens County, GAGA51,0418,270+1%

25Tift County, GAGA42,2547,647−4%

26Walker County, GAGA70,2507,617+2%

27Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737,547+38%

28Baldwin County, GAGA44,0297,495+9%

29Thomas County, GAGA46,3687,433−16%

30Ware County, GAGA36,9067,290−3%

31Douglas County, GAGA154,2937,176+53%

32Coffee County, GAGA44,4077,162+7%

33Sumter County, GAGA28,8017,117−5%

34Coweta County, GAGA160,2406,965+13%

35Bartow County, GAGA120,8006,524+10%

36Crisp County, GAGA19,2376,446+11%

37Decatur County, GAGA29,4326,397+7%

38Burke County, GAGA24,4086,376+2%

39Mitchell County, GAGA20,4676,322+9%

40Toombs County, GAGA27,5456,218+8%

41Newton County, GAGA125,5836,204+3%

42Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,981+13%

43Walton County, GAGA112,6965,909+16%

44Polk County, GAGA45,5145,894+7%

45Henry County, GAGA264,9225,866+65%

46Rockdale County, GAGA98,4165,741+73%

47Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055,415+81%

48Tattnall County, GAGA24,3765,323+37%

49Grady County, GAGA26,5905,049+12%

50Catoosa County, GAGA69,6285,030−1%

51Jackson County, GAGA99,2654,981+17%

52Washington County, GAGA19,4534,849+18%

53Peach County, GAGA29,8774,789−6%

54Murray County, GAGA41,6074,618+56%

55Columbia County, GAGA169,1894,568+5%

56Paulding County, GAGA190,9964,493+23%

57Wayne County, GAGA32,4814,431−7%

58Camden County, GAGA60,1434,426+28%

59Habersham County, GAGA50,4164,371+37%

60Gordon County, GAGA61,7014,349+11%

61Upson County, GAGA28,5004,068+5%

62Worth County, GAGA20,0594,065−21%

63Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164,017−20%

64Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,981+25%

65Jefferson County, GAGA15,0113,970−27%

66McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403,910−10%

67Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993,897+9%

68Brooks County, GAGA16,1013,855−3%

69Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,842−3%

70Barrow County, GAGA99,7733,827−12%

71Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003,637+12%

72Macon County, GAGA11,7563,635−5%

73Elbert County, GAGA20,0723,554−5%

74Effingham County, GAGA74,3973,494+7%

75Hart County, GAGA28,6393,395+22%

76Dodge County, GAGA19,6633,340−13%

77Cook County, GAGA18,2323,266+8%

78Appling County, GAGA19,1003,244+4%

79Greene County, GAGA21,3673,217+9%

80Early County, GAGA10,4553,175−15%

81Terrell County, GAGA8,6563,132+1%

82Screven County, GAGA14,4083,084−2%

83Madison County, GAGA32,9192,996−9%

84Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,965+10%

85Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942,921+32%

86Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,877+1%

87Berrien County, GAGA18,9322,873+5%

88Evans County, GAGA11,0282,834+28%

89Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,812+2%

90Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1782,783+25%

91Putnam County, GAGA23,7222,741+18%

92Bryan County, GAGA52,0622,736+34%

93Dooly County, GAGA11,1562,547−22%

94Turner County, GAGA8,9832,541−7%

95Candler County, GAGA11,2752,503+34%

96Telfair County, GAGA11,1952,495−17%

97Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192,460+9%

98Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,450−11%

99Jenkins County, GAGA8,8432,434+6%

100Jones County, GAGA29,1712,416+8%

101Fayette County, GAGA125,1562,403+47%

102Bacon County, GAGA11,0702,390+4%

103Brantley County, GAGA18,9362,289+14%

104Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,288+2%

105Butts County, GAGA27,2182,240−6%

106Seminole County, GAGA9,1622,170−17%

107Union County, GAGA27,8592,164−1%

108Randolph County, GAGA6,1562,160−25%

109Charlton County, GAGA13,1212,150+38%

110Monroe County, GAGA32,0232,135−10%

111Pickens County, GAGA37,1672,105+14%

112White County, GAGA29,8022,101+29%

113Twiggs County, GAGA7,5972,087−18%

114Lee County, GAGA34,1792,036−0%

115McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892,027+5%

116Long County, GAGA21,5572,011+37%

117Harris County, GAGA37,2801,949−20%

118Johnson County, GAGA9,3101,937+5%

119Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,928+54%

120Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,869−22%

121Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,852−3%

122Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,834+17%

123Banks County, GAGA21,2731,810+16%

124Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661,806+11%

125Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,799−10%

126Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,778−17%

127Irwin County, GAGA9,0201,763−25%

128Atkinson County, GAGA8,4541,752+8%

129Warren County, GAGA5,2691,708−14%

130Oconee County, GAGA44,8931,697+22%

131Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,691−12%

132Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,675+5%

133Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,673+6%

134Rabun County, GAGA17,7641,672+5%

135Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,643−7%

136Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,621+10%

137Clinch County, GAGA6,8471,612−1%

138Marion County, GAGA7,6761,602+2%

139Talbot County, GAGA5,7091,573−3%

140Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,570−10%

141Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,569−20%

142Wheeler County, GAGA7,5701,563+5%

143Heard County, GAGA12,1491,497−9%

144Dade County, GAGA16,1541,476−23%

145Miller County, GAGA5,8121,353−3%

146Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,343−6%

147Pike County, GAGA20,9321,309−4%

148Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,281−3%

149Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,217+1%

150Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,166−34%

151Towns County, GAGA13,2851,100+16%

152Echols County, GAGA3,6851,076+216%

153Clay County, GAGA2,8151,050−13%

154Baker County, GAGA2,725952+6%

155Schley County, GAGA4,593748+5%

156Quitman County, GAGA2,254569−22%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662486−20%

158Webster County, GAGA2,369460−9%

159Glascock County, GAGA3,141439+11%

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