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Most residents in poverty, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, GAGA1,098,791140,996+10%

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,394111,282+55%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09988,847+166%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34573,061+86%

05Richmond County, GAGA206,55946,797+20%

06Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,907+21%

07Clayton County, GAGA297,47143,418+82%

08Clarke County, GAGA129,92139,076+36%

09Bibb County, GAGA157,55634,828+18%

10Muscogee County, GAGA202,17134,638+19%

11Dougherty County, GAGA82,61627,331+15%

12Hall County, GAGA226,56826,512+53%

13Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,633+40%

14Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,967+46%

15Whitfield County, GAGA106,21219,725+106%

16Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,130+60%

17Floyd County, GAGA101,37817,985+37%

18Houston County, GAGA178,21417,857+58%

19Henry County, GAGA264,92216,880+188%

20Cherokee County, GAGA299,27315,844+110%

21Douglas County, GAGA154,29314,961+108%

22Bartow County, GAGA120,80014,029+115%

23Spalding County, GAGA70,77513,561+50%

24Troup County, GAGA72,84413,302+53%

25Coweta County, GAGA160,24013,038+87%

26Newton County, GAGA125,58312,690+105%

27Glynn County, GAGA87,59912,096+18%

28Paulding County, GAGA190,99611,638+159%

29Baldwin County, GAGA44,02911,521+54%

30Liberty County, GAGA70,31311,278+22%

31Colquitt County, GAGA47,43810,630+28%

32Forsyth County, GAGA282,80510,560+95%

33Rockdale County, GAGA98,41610,512+83%

34Walton County, GAGA112,69610,506+78%

35Walker County, GAGA70,25010,400+37%

36Thomas County, GAGA46,36810,177+37%

37Laurens County, GAGA51,04110,158+23%

38Gordon County, GAGA61,7019,452+117%

39Tift County, GAGA42,2549,167+20%

40Jackson County, GAGA99,2659,122+83%

41Coffee County, GAGA44,4079,042+26%

42Columbia County, GAGA169,1898,849+94%

43Sumter County, GAGA28,8018,813+24%

44Barrow County, GAGA99,7738,722+128%

45Habersham County, GAGA50,4168,438+93%

46Polk County, GAGA45,5147,994+36%

47Camden County, GAGA60,1437,713+74%

48Ware County, GAGA36,9067,439+2%

49Catoosa County, GAGA69,6287,154+42%

50Peach County, GAGA29,8777,030+47%

51Toombs County, GAGA27,5457,000+13%

52Crisp County, GAGA19,2376,815+6%

53Murray County, GAGA41,6076,769+47%

54Decatur County, GAGA29,4326,672+4%

55Grady County, GAGA26,5906,479+28%

56Burke County, GAGA24,4086,000−6%

57Haralson County, GAGA33,0665,875+48%

58Washington County, GAGA19,4535,857+21%

59Hart County, GAGA28,6395,654+67%

60Wayne County, GAGA32,4815,517+25%

61Tattnall County, GAGA24,3765,469+3%

62Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,468−9%

63Upson County, GAGA28,5005,455+34%

64Effingham County, GAGA74,3975,407+55%

65White County, GAGA29,8025,270+151%

66Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675,212−18%

67Telfair County, GAGA11,1955,166+107%

68Gilmer County, GAGA33,8945,123+75%

69Fayette County, GAGA125,1565,004+108%

70Madison County, GAGA32,9194,998+67%

71Chattooga County, GAGA25,3004,983+37%

72Stephens County, GAGA27,8544,920+28%

73Macon County, GAGA11,7564,867+34%

74Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0994,751+22%

75Elbert County, GAGA20,0724,635+30%

76Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784,557+64%

77Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114,553+15%

78Worth County, GAGA20,0594,518+11%

79Berrien County, GAGA18,9324,460+55%

80Dodge County, GAGA19,6634,362+31%

81McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,258+9%

82Appling County, GAGA19,1004,054+25%

83Dooly County, GAGA11,1564,038+59%

84Cook County, GAGA18,2324,004+23%

85Brantley County, GAGA18,9363,944+72%

86Franklin County, GAGA25,9483,940+40%

87Fannin County, GAGA26,1113,830+56%

88Greene County, GAGA21,3673,767+17%

89Jones County, GAGA29,1713,747+55%

90Lamar County, GAGA20,9413,743+111%

91Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163,702−8%

92Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193,619+47%

93Pickens County, GAGA37,1673,405+62%

94Bryan County, GAGA52,0623,321+21%

95Monroe County, GAGA32,0233,247+52%

96Early County, GAGA10,4553,181+0%

97Rabun County, GAGA17,7643,005+80%

98Screven County, GAGA14,4082,978−3%

99Union County, GAGA27,8592,962+37%

100Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,949+29%

101Butts County, GAGA27,2182,924+31%

102Banks County, GAGA21,2732,922+61%

103Pierce County, GAGA20,7642,897+1%

104Harris County, GAGA37,2802,895+49%

105Terrell County, GAGA8,6562,887−8%

106Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4152,831+69%

107Johnson County, GAGA9,3102,762+43%

108Brooks County, GAGA16,1012,758−28%

109Morgan County, GAGA22,0952,754+63%

110Wilkes County, GAGA9,5402,700+44%

111Dawson County, GAGA35,3652,679+120%

112Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,655+64%

113Putnam County, GAGA23,7222,620−4%

114Crawford County, GAGA12,2062,593+34%

115Dade County, GAGA16,1542,578+75%

116Bleckley County, GAGA12,8662,549+38%

117Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,531−15%

118Candler County, GAGA11,2752,448−2%

119Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,443+44%

120Irwin County, GAGA9,0202,420+37%

121Charlton County, GAGA13,1212,405+12%

122McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892,382+18%

123Wilcox County, GAGA8,7972,359+31%

124Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542,345+34%

125Heard County, GAGA12,1492,341+56%

126Evans County, GAGA11,0282,336−18%

127Lee County, GAGA34,1792,310+13%

128Long County, GAGA21,5572,292+14%

129Turner County, GAGA8,9832,266−11%

130Seminole County, GAGA9,1622,219+2%

131Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6502,208+20%

132Randolph County, GAGA6,1562,165+0%

133Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122,106+64%

134Lanier County, GAGA10,6232,056+53%

135Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,929+15%

136Marion County, GAGA7,6761,919+20%

137Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,916−8%

138Pike County, GAGA20,9321,875+43%

139Bacon County, GAGA11,0701,829−23%

140Wheeler County, GAGA7,5701,806+16%

141Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,794+14%

142Clinch County, GAGA6,8471,745+8%

143Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661,698−6%

144Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,663+1%

145Talbot County, GAGA5,7091,610+2%

146Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,594−35%

147Warren County, GAGA5,2691,502−12%

148Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,468+26%

149Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,399−11%

150Echols County, GAGA3,6851,294+20%

151Miller County, GAGA5,8121,113−18%

152Clay County, GAGA2,8151,089+4%

153Baker County, GAGA2,7251,037+9%

154Towns County, GAGA13,285972−12%

155Schley County, GAGA4,593963+29%

156Quitman County, GAGA2,254793+39%

157Webster County, GAGA2,369661+44%

158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662591+22%

159Glascock County, GAGA3,141513+17%

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