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Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Clay County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2014, at 56.4%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 8%. The median was 33.1% and the figure for Georgia was 26.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.4Clay County
Lowest8Forsyth County
Median33.1159 counties
Georgia26.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 36.5 %Atkinson County: 37.7 %Bacon County: 39.4 %Baker County: 41.3 %Baldwin County: 34.8 %Banks County: 27.4 %Barrow County: 19.3 %Bartow County: 20.6 %Ben Hill County: 40.4 %Berrien County: 36.2 %Bibb County: 42.6 %Bleckley County: 31.8 %Brantley County: 32.1 %Brooks County: 42 %Bryan County: 16.8 %Bulloch County: 34.8 %Burke County: 42.4 %Butts County: 31 %Calhoun County: 44.7 %Camden County: 18 %Candler County: 43.6 %Carroll County: 32.8 %Catoosa County: 18.9 %Charlton County: 34 %Chatham County: 27.5 %Chattahoochee County: 22.4 %Chattooga County: 28.2 %Cherokee County: 12.6 %Clarke County: 39 %Clay County: 56.4 %Clayton County: 36.4 %Clinch County: 40.6 %Cobb County: 17.8 %Coffee County: 38.5 %Colquitt County: 39.9 %Columbia County: 13 %Cook County: 33.7 %Coweta County: 17.2 %Crawford County: 31 %Crisp County: 45.9 %Dade County: 21.5 %Dawson County: 18.2 %Decatur County: 40.6 %DeKalb County: 33 %Dodge County: 36.9 %Dooly County: 39.5 %Dougherty County: 47.4 %Douglas County: 20 %Early County: 40.6 %Echols County: 37.1 %Effingham County: 16.7 %Elbert County: 31.9 %Emanuel County: 45 %Evans County: 38.5 %Fannin County: 32.3 %Fayette County: 9.7 %Floyd County: 29.2 %Forsyth County: 8 %Franklin County: 31.1 %Fulton County: 25.2 %Gilmer County: 33 %Glascock County: 24.6 %Glynn County: 30 %Gordon County: 26 %Grady County: 38 %Greene County: 39.3 %Gwinnett County: 19.9 %Habersham County: 22.3 %Hall County: 24.9 %Hancock County: 43.9 %Haralson County: 27.6 %Harris County: 14.4 %Hart County: 30.3 %Heard County: 27.5 %Henry County: 19 %Houston County: 23.6 %Irwin County: 35.3 %Jackson County: 18.5 %Jasper County: 29.2 %Jeff Davis County: 38.9 %Jefferson County: 37.5 %Jenkins County: 45 %Johnson County: 36.9 %Jones County: 20.5 %Lamar County: 30.7 %Lanier County: 37.1 %Laurens County: 36.8 %Lee County: 17.4 %Liberty County: 27.8 %Lincoln County: 29.6 %Long County: 31.3 %Lowndes County: 32.9 %Lumpkin County: 23.2 %McDuffie County: 42.1 %McIntosh County: 36.1 %Macon County: 40.8 %Madison County: 29.4 %Marion County: 39.5 %Meriwether County: 33.9 %Miller County: 37.2 %Mitchell County: 39.2 %Monroe County: 20.9 %Montgomery County: 31.3 %Morgan County: 24.1 %Murray County: 27.3 %Muscogee County: 31.7 %Newton County: 28.9 %Oconee County: 10.3 %Oglethorpe County: 24.8 %Paulding County: 15.6 %Peach County: 32.5 %Pickens County: 22.3 %Pierce County: 27.8 %Pike County: 18.2 %Polk County: 30.6 %Pulaski County: 32.7 %Putnam County: 33.8 %Quitman County: 48.4 %Rabun County: 33.1 %Randolph County: 51.4 %Richmond County: 37.9 %Rockdale County: 27.4 %Schley County: 27 %Screven County: 40.2 %Seminole County: 42.7 %Spalding County: 41.4 %Stephens County: 30.3 %Stewart County: 44.7 %Sumter County: 47.6 %Talbot County: 37.2 %Taliaferro County: 49 %Tattnall County: 37.8 %Taylor County: 35.4 %Telfair County: 41.6 %Terrell County: 46.1 %Thomas County: 35.5 %Tift County: 40.4 %Toombs County: 37.9 %Towns County: 28.4 %Treutlen County: 39.8 %Troup County: 27.5 %Turner County: 46.6 %Twiggs County: 39.4 %Union County: 29.1 %Upson County: 41 %Walker County: 27.8 %Walton County: 23.8 %Ware County: 40.5 %Warren County: 42.8 %Washington County: 44.2 %Wayne County: 35.1 %Webster County: 35.6 %Wheeler County: 37.4 %White County: 27 %Whitfield County: 28.4 %Wilcox County: 39.8 %Wilkes County: 40.9 %Wilkinson County: 34.9 %Worth County: 34.7 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Clay County: 56.4 %Clay County56.4Randolph County: 51.4 %Randolph County51.4Taliaferro County: 49 %Taliaferro County49Quitman County: 48.4 %Quitman County48.4Sumter County: 47.6 %Sumter County47.6Dougherty County: 47.4 %Dougherty County47.4Turner County: 46.6 %Turner County46.6Terrell County: 46.1 %Terrell County46.1Crisp County: 45.9 %Crisp County45.9Emanuel County: 45 %Emanuel County45Jenkins County: 45 %Jenkins County45Calhoun County: 44.7 %Calhoun County44.7Stewart County: 44.7 %Stewart County44.7Washington County: 44.2 %Washington County44.2Hancock County: 43.9 %Hancock County43.9Candler County: 43.6 %Candler County43.6Warren County: 42.8 %Warren County42.8Seminole County: 42.7 %Seminole County42.7Bibb County: 42.6 %Bibb County42.6Burke County: 42.4 %Burke County42.4McDuffie County: 42.1 %McDuffie County42.1Brooks County: 42 %Brooks County42Telfair County: 41.6 %Telfair County41.6Spalding County: 41.4 %Spalding County41.4Baker County: 41.3 %Baker County41.3Upson County: 41 %Upson County41Wilkes County: 40.9 %Wilkes County40.9Macon County: 40.8 %Macon County40.8Clinch County: 40.6 %Clinch County40.6Decatur County: 40.6 %Decatur County40.6Early County: 40.6 %Early County40.6Ware County: 40.5 %Ware County40.5Ben Hill County: 40.4 %Ben Hill County40.4Tift County: 40.4 %Tift County40.4Screven County: 40.2 %Screven County40.2Colquitt County: 39.9 %Colquitt County39.9Treutlen County: 39.8 %Treutlen County39.8Wilcox County: 39.8 %Wilcox County39.8Dooly County: 39.5 %Dooly County39.5Marion County: 39.5 %Marion County39.5Clay County: 56.4 %Clay County56.4Randolph County: 51.4 %Randolph County51.4Taliaferro County: 49 %Taliaferro County49Quitman County: 48.4 %Quitman County48.4Sumter County: 47.6 %Sumter County47.6Dougherty County: 47.4 %Dougherty County47.4Turner County: 46.6 %Turner County46.6Terrell County: 46.1 %Terrell County46.1Crisp County: 45.9 %Crisp County45.9Emanuel County: 45 %Emanuel County45Jenkins County: 45 %Jenkins County45Calhoun County: 44.7 %Calhoun County44.7Stewart County: 44.7 %Stewart County44.7Washington County: 44.2 %Washington County44.2Hancock County: 43.9 %Hancock County43.9Candler County: 43.6 %Candler County43.6Warren County: 42.8 %Warren County42.8Seminole County: 42.7 %Seminole County42.7Bibb County: 42.6 %Bibb County42.6Burke County: 42.4 %Burke County42.4McDuffie County: 42.1 %McDuffie County42.1Brooks County: 42 %Brooks County42Telfair County: 41.6 %Telfair County41.6Spalding County: 41.4 %Spalding County41.4Baker County: 41.3 %Baker County41.3Upson County: 41 %Upson County41Wilkes County: 40.9 %Wilkes County40.9Macon County: 40.8 %Macon County40.8Clinch County: 40.6 %Clinch County40.6Decatur County: 40.6 %Decatur County40.6Early County: 40.6 %Early County40.6Ware County: 40.5 %Ware County40.5Ben Hill County: 40.4 %Ben Hill County40.4Tift County: 40.4 %Tift County40.4Screven County: 40.2 %Screven County40.2Colquitt County: 39.9 %Colquitt County39.9Treutlen County: 39.8 %Treutlen County39.8Wilcox County: 39.8 %Wilcox County39.8Dooly County: 39.5 %Dooly County39.5Marion County: 39.5 %Marion County39.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Clay County56.4+0.7 pts
2Randolph County51.4+6.3 pts
3Taliaferro County49+3.6 pts
4Quitman County48.4+1.8 pts
5Sumter County47.6-6.4 pts
6Dougherty County47.4+2.9 pts
7Turner County46.6+0.8 pts
8Terrell County46.1+1.5 pts
9Crisp County45.9-3 pts
10Emanuel County45-4.6 pts
10Jenkins County45-3.9 pts
12Calhoun County44.7+2.1 pts
12Stewart County44.7+0.7 pts
14Washington County44.2+7.4 pts
15Hancock County43.9-4.9 pts
16Candler County43.6+0.4 pts
17Warren County42.80 pts
18Seminole County42.7-0.7 pts
19Bibb County42.6-2 pts
20Burke County42.4-3.6 pts
21McDuffie County42.1+4.7 pts
22Brooks County42+4.1 pts
23Telfair County41.6+1 pts
24Spalding County41.4+6.5 pts
25Baker County41.3-1.9 pts
26Upson County41+6.4 pts
27Wilkes County40.9+3.4 pts
28Macon County40.8-2.9 pts
29Clinch County40.6+0.8 pts
29Decatur County40.6-0.1 pts
29Early County40.6-2.7 pts
32Ware County40.5-0.2 pts
33Ben Hill County40.4-3.6 pts
33Tift County40.4-0.3 pts
35Screven County40.2-0.3 pts
36Colquitt County39.9+2.8 pts
37Treutlen County39.8-4.1 pts
37Wilcox County39.8+0.3 pts
39Dooly County39.5-1.6 pts
39Marion County39.5+0.7 pts
41Bacon County39.4+2.9 pts
41Twiggs County39.4+5.6 pts
43Greene County39.3-1.9 pts
44Mitchell County39.2-3 pts
45Clarke County39+0.6 pts
46Jeff Davis County38.9+2 pts
47Coffee County38.5+0.4 pts
47Evans County38.5-5.7 pts
49Grady County38-1.5 pts
50Richmond County37.9-5.7 pts
50Toombs County37.9-2.9 pts
52Tattnall County37.8+0.2 pts
53Atkinson County37.7-0.7 pts
54Jefferson County37.5-2 pts
55Wheeler County37.4-8.2 pts
56Miller County37.2-2.3 pts
56Talbot County37.2-3.5 pts
58Echols County37.1-7.9 pts
58Lanier County37.1-0.4 pts
60Dodge County36.9-0.2 pts
60Johnson County36.9-2.2 pts
62Laurens County36.8-1.5 pts
63Appling County36.5-3.8 pts
64Clayton County36.4-0.2 pts
65Berrien County36.2+0.8 pts
66McIntosh County36.1-0.4 pts
67Webster County35.6+1.9 pts
68Thomas County35.5+6.3 pts
69Taylor County35.4-5.6 pts
70Irwin County35.3+0.3 pts
71Wayne County35.1+1.3 pts
72Wilkinson County34.9+0.1 pts
73Baldwin County34.8-5.4 pts
73Bulloch County34.8+5 pts
75Worth County34.7+0.3 pts
76Charlton County34-2.3 pts
77Meriwether County33.9-8.7 pts
78Putnam County33.8-1.5 pts
79Cook County33.7-2 pts
80Rabun County33.1+0.9 pts
81DeKalb County33+2.9 pts
81Gilmer County33-6.9 pts
83Lowndes County32.9+2.4 pts
84Carroll County32.8+7.6 pts
85Pulaski County32.7-1 pts
86Peach County32.5+0.3 pts
87Fannin County32.3-2.5 pts
88Brantley County32.1-2.4 pts
89Elbert County31.9-2.1 pts
90Bleckley County31.8+3.1 pts
91Muscogee County31.7-2.3 pts
92Long County31.3+0.7 pts
92Montgomery County31.3-4.5 pts
94Franklin County31.1-0.3 pts
95Butts County31+1.4 pts
95Crawford County31-1.6 pts
97Lamar County30.7+1.3 pts
98Polk County30.6-2.4 pts
99Hart County30.3-1.2 pts
99Stephens County30.3-0.8 pts
101Glynn County30-1 pts
102Lincoln County29.6-2.4 pts
103Madison County29.4+2.4 pts
104Floyd County29.2-1.1 pts
104Jasper County29.2-2.1 pts
106Union County29.1-0.1 pts
107Newton County28.9+4.8 pts
108Towns County28.4-0.9 pts
108Whitfield County28.4+0.9 pts
110Chattooga County28.2-13 pts
111Liberty County27.8-0.3 pts
111Pierce County27.8-3.5 pts
111Walker County27.8+2.1 pts
114Haralson County27.6-3.2 pts
115Chatham County27.5-2.7 pts
115Heard County27.5-3.4 pts
115Troup County27.5-6 pts
118Banks County27.40 pts
118Rockdale County27.4+3.2 pts
120Murray County27.3-2.5 pts
121Schley County27-1.6 pts
121White County27-3.1 pts
123Gordon County26+0.3 pts
124Fulton County25.2-0.4 pts
125Hall County24.9-5.2 pts
126Oglethorpe County24.8-0.5 pts
127Glascock County24.6+0.4 pts
128Morgan County24.1-0.8 pts
129Walton County23.8+3.5 pts
130Houston County23.6+1.7 pts
131Lumpkin County23.2-3.8 pts
132Chattahoochee County22.4-2 pts
133Habersham County22.3-8.1 pts
133Pickens County22.3-3.3 pts
135Dade County21.5-0.3 pts
136Monroe County20.9-0.4 pts
137Bartow County20.6-4.8 pts
138Jones County20.5-2.5 pts
139Douglas County20-5.9 pts
140Gwinnett County19.9-0.1 pts
141Barrow County19.3-1.2 pts
142Henry County19+2.3 pts
143Catoosa County18.9-4 pts
144Jackson County18.5-0.1 pts
145Dawson County18.2-2.4 pts
145Pike County18.2-1.2 pts
147Camden County18-4.7 pts
148Cobb County17.8-0.2 pts
149Lee County17.4+1.3 pts
150Coweta County17.2-2.2 pts
151Bryan County16.8+2.3 pts
152Effingham County16.7+0.9 pts
153Paulding County15.6+0.7 pts
154Harris County14.4-0.6 pts
155Columbia County13+2.5 pts
156Cherokee County12.6-1.3 pts
157Oconee County10.3-0.6 pts
158Fayette County9.7-0.2 pts
159Forsyth County8-0.9 pts

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People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Georgia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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