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Most residents in poverty, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, GAGA1,098,791142,597+11%

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,394110,024+53%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099100,714+201%

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34565,921+68%

05Clayton County, GAGA297,47149,431+107%

06Richmond County, GAGA206,55947,923+23%

07Chatham County, GAGA311,85542,570+17%

08Muscogee County, GAGA202,17141,474+42%

09Bibb County, GAGA157,55639,407+34%

10Clarke County, GAGA129,92134,130+19%

11Hall County, GAGA226,56828,392+64%

12Lowndes County, GAGA122,86726,789+59%

13Dougherty County, GAGA82,61623,433−1%

14Henry County, GAGA264,92221,960+274%

15Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,367+62%

16Houston County, GAGA178,21418,909+67%

17Cherokee County, GAGA299,27318,417+144%

18Floyd County, GAGA101,37818,288+40%

19Bulloch County, GAGA86,94918,110+32%

20Newton County, GAGA125,58316,823+171%

21Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216,708+74%

22Douglas County, GAGA154,29316,541+131%

23Glynn County, GAGA87,59914,420+41%

24Bartow County, GAGA120,80013,692+110%

25Troup County, GAGA72,84413,635+56%

26Forsyth County, GAGA282,80513,144+143%

27Laurens County, GAGA51,04113,026+58%

28Coweta County, GAGA160,24012,822+84%

29Walton County, GAGA112,69611,849+101%

30Spalding County, GAGA70,77511,793+31%

31Paulding County, GAGA190,99611,696+160%

32Rockdale County, GAGA98,41611,406+99%

33Colquitt County, GAGA47,43811,120+33%

34Baldwin County, GAGA44,02910,389+39%

35Columbia County, GAGA169,18910,241+124%

36Walker County, GAGA70,25010,201+34%

37Liberty County, GAGA70,3139,522+3%

38Barrow County, GAGA99,7739,355+144%

39Tift County, GAGA42,2549,291+21%

40Gordon County, GAGA61,7019,128+110%

41Coffee County, GAGA44,4078,790+23%

42Ware County, GAGA36,9068,431+16%

43Camden County, GAGA60,1438,181+85%

44Thomas County, GAGA46,3688,017+8%

45Polk County, GAGA45,5147,824+33%

46Sumter County, GAGA28,8017,210+1%

47Jackson County, GAGA99,2657,096+42%

48Decatur County, GAGA29,4326,998+9%

49Murray County, GAGA41,6076,409+39%

50Habersham County, GAGA50,4166,251+43%

51Catoosa County, GAGA69,6286,090+21%

52Madison County, GAGA32,9196,003+100%

53Crisp County, GAGA19,2375,983−7%

54Peach County, GAGA29,8775,841+22%

55Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675,732−9%

56Upson County, GAGA28,5005,643+39%

57Toombs County, GAGA27,5455,600−10%

58Fayette County, GAGA125,1565,551+131%

59Butts County, GAGA27,2185,525+147%

60Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,462−9%

61Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005,269+45%

62Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0995,007+28%

63Tattnall County, GAGA24,3764,959−7%

64Wayne County, GAGA32,4814,935+11%

65Franklin County, GAGA25,9484,913+75%

66Elbert County, GAGA20,0724,817+36%

67Grady County, GAGA26,5904,798−5%

68Gilmer County, GAGA33,8944,767+63%

69Effingham County, GAGA74,3974,763+36%

70Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784,712+69%

71Burke County, GAGA24,4084,665−27%

72Bryan County, GAGA52,0624,615+69%

73Monroe County, GAGA32,0234,337+103%

74Appling County, GAGA19,1004,320+33%

75Meriwether County, GAGA21,5164,313+7%

76Washington County, GAGA19,4534,164−14%

77Putnam County, GAGA23,7224,129+51%

78Berrien County, GAGA18,9324,112+43%

79McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,100+5%

80Lee County, GAGA34,1794,007+97%

81Dodge County, GAGA19,6633,965+19%

82Worth County, GAGA20,0593,919−4%

83Union County, GAGA27,8593,894+80%

84Pickens County, GAGA37,1673,879+84%

85Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,779−5%

86Brooks County, GAGA16,1013,727−3%

87Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,719−3%

88Pierce County, GAGA20,7643,640+27%

89Cook County, GAGA18,2323,615+11%

90Hart County, GAGA28,6393,501+3%

91Macon County, GAGA11,7563,460−5%

92Telfair County, GAGA11,1953,420+37%

93Early County, GAGA10,4553,406+7%

94Brantley County, GAGA18,9363,391+48%

95Long County, GAGA21,5573,361+67%

96Rabun County, GAGA17,7643,353+101%

97Jefferson County, GAGA15,0113,318−16%

98Jones County, GAGA29,1713,297+36%

99White County, GAGA29,8023,172+51%

100Greene County, GAGA21,3673,063−5%

101Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2193,021+23%

102Jenkins County, GAGA8,8432,996+23%

103Bacon County, GAGA11,0702,909+22%

104Charlton County, GAGA13,1212,909+35%

105Screven County, GAGA14,4082,872−7%

106Terrell County, GAGA8,6562,864−9%

107Lanier County, GAGA10,6232,825+110%

108Lamar County, GAGA20,9412,788+57%

109Candler County, GAGA11,2752,759+10%

110Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,689+10%

111Turner County, GAGA8,9832,661+5%

112Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,585+52%

113Dawson County, GAGA35,3652,555+110%

114Evans County, GAGA11,0282,535−11%

115Dooly County, GAGA11,1562,524−1%

116Banks County, GAGA21,2732,445+35%

117Seminole County, GAGA9,1622,413+11%

118Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542,334+33%

119Bleckley County, GAGA12,8662,312+25%

120Taylor County, GAGA7,8182,301+1%

121Heard County, GAGA12,1492,249+50%

122Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702,243+44%

123Jasper County, GAGA17,6322,236+38%

124Wilcox County, GAGA8,7972,194+22%

125Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6502,188+19%

126Hancock County, GAGA8,6822,148−28%

127Wilkes County, GAGA9,5402,146+15%

128Irwin County, GAGA9,0202,139+21%

129Johnson County, GAGA9,3102,112+9%

130Pulaski County, GAGA10,1722,011+28%

131Crawford County, GAGA12,2062,009+4%

132Clinch County, GAGA6,8472,008+25%

133Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662,005+11%

134Harris County, GAGA37,2801,997+2%

135Randolph County, GAGA6,1561,909−12%

136Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,820+9%

137Dade County, GAGA16,1541,799+22%

138Pike County, GAGA20,9321,747+33%

139Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651,727+10%

140McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,641−19%

141Towns County, GAGA13,2851,595+45%

142Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,544+21%

143Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,544−9%

144Stewart County, GAGA4,6311,500+29%

145Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351,421−14%

146Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131,388−17%

147Warren County, GAGA5,2691,339−22%

148Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,220−42%

149Miller County, GAGA5,8121,218−10%

150Marion County, GAGA7,6761,064−34%

151Clay County, GAGA2,815931−11%

152Talbot County, GAGA5,709885−44%

153Echols County, GAGA3,685869−19%

154Schley County, GAGA4,593670−10%

155Baker County, GAGA2,725593−38%

156Webster County, GAGA2,369579+26%

157Glascock County, GAGA3,141521+19%

158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662385−21%

159Quitman County, GAGA2,254320−44%

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