Georgia Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 159 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Decatur County, Georgia	0.0%
2	Forsyth County, Georgia	0.0%
3	Worth County, Georgia	0.0%
4	Warren County, Georgia	0.0%
5	Wilkinson County, Georgia	0.0%
6	Chatham County, Georgia	0.0%
7	Jackson County, Georgia	0.0%
8	Hancock County, Georgia	0.0%
9	Houston County, Georgia	0.0%
10	Muscogee County, Georgia	1.1%
11	Bulloch County, Georgia	2.1%
12	Butts County, Georgia	2.1%
13	Clayton County, Georgia	2.3%
14	Columbia County, Georgia	2.9%
15	Clay County, Georgia	3.1%
16	Coweta County, Georgia	3.3%
17	Crisp County, Georgia	3.3%
18	Oconee County, Georgia	3.5%
19	Wilkes County, Georgia	3.5%
20	Camden County, Georgia	3.7%
21	Colquitt County, Georgia	4.1%
22	Jenkins County, Georgia	4.2%
23	Jasper County, Georgia	4.4%
24	Cherokee County, Georgia	4.4%
25	Lee County, Georgia	4.6%
26	Jefferson County, Georgia	4.7%
27	Paulding County, Georgia	4.7%
28	Montgomery County, Georgia	4.8%
29	Morgan County, Georgia	5.1%
30	Cobb County, Georgia	5.5%
31	Washington County, Georgia	5.5%
32	Burke County, Georgia	5.9%
33	Lamar County, Georgia	6.2%
34	Greene County, Georgia	6.3%
35	Glascock County, Georgia	6.5%
36	Brooks County, Georgia	6.7%
37	Wheeler County, Georgia	6.8%
38	Catoosa County, Georgia	7.1%
39	Fayette County, Georgia	7.1%
40	Carroll County, Georgia	7.1%
41	Pike County, Georgia	7.2%
42	Union County, Georgia	7.3%
43	Bartow County, Georgia	7.4%
44	Stephens County, Georgia	7.5%
45	Henry County, Georgia	7.6%
46	Dawson County, Georgia	7.8%
47	Wilcox County, Georgia	7.9%
48	Johnson County, Georgia	7.9%
49	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	8.0%
50	Pierce County, Georgia	8.0%
51	Crawford County, Georgia	8.0%
52	Rockdale County, Georgia	8.1%
53	Walton County, Georgia	8.3%
54	Rabun County, Georgia	8.3%
55	Barrow County, Georgia	8.6%
56	Towns County, Georgia	8.6%
57	Calhoun County, Georgia	8.8%
58	Quitman County, Georgia	8.9%
59	White County, Georgia	8.9%
60	Lumpkin County, Georgia	8.9%
61	Douglas County, Georgia	9.0%
62	Gordon County, Georgia	9.0%
63	Fulton County, Georgia	9.0%
64	Pickens County, Georgia	9.1%
65	Hall County, Georgia	9.2%
66	Hart County, Georgia	9.3%
67	Habersham County, Georgia	9.4%
68	Newton County, Georgia	9.5%
69	DeKalb County, Georgia	9.5%
70	Jones County, Georgia	9.5%
71	Haralson County, Georgia	9.6%
72	Bibb County, Georgia	9.7%
73	Walker County, Georgia	9.7%
74	Gwinnett County, Georgia	9.8%
75	Grady County, Georgia	9.9%
76	Bryan County, Georgia	9.9%
77	Schley County, Georgia	10.0%
78	Murray County, Georgia	10.2%
79	Screven County, Georgia	10.5%
80	Irwin County, Georgia	10.6%
81	Gilmer County, Georgia	10.6%
82	Long County, Georgia	10.8%
83	Brantley County, Georgia	11.1%
84	Glynn County, Georgia	11.7%
85	Lincoln County, Georgia	11.9%
86	Banks County, Georgia	12.2%
87	Clarke County, Georgia	12.4%
88	Marion County, Georgia	12.5%
89	Liberty County, Georgia	12.6%
90	Echols County, Georgia	12.7%
91	Seminole County, Georgia	12.9%
92	Peach County, Georgia	13.0%
93	Harris County, Georgia	13.0%
94	Coffee County, Georgia	13.1%
95	Dodge County, Georgia	13.2%
96	Spalding County, Georgia	13.4%
97	Candler County, Georgia	13.4%
98	Elbert County, Georgia	13.4%
99	Putnam County, Georgia	13.6%
100	Meriwether County, Georgia	13.7%