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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 2016, at 56%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 30.7% and the figure for Georgia was 23.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56Clay County
Lowest6.6Forsyth County
Median30.7159 counties
Georgia23.1History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 31.6 %Atkinson County: 41.6 %Bacon County: 34.5 %Baker County: 42.8 %Baldwin County: 33.8 %Banks County: 23 %Barrow County: 18.1 %Bartow County: 22.1 %Ben Hill County: 39.2 %Berrien County: 33.3 %Bibb County: 37.1 %Bleckley County: 31.7 %Brantley County: 30.1 %Brooks County: 38.6 %Bryan County: 12.5 %Bulloch County: 27.3 %Burke County: 39.7 %Butts County: 24.7 %Calhoun County: 39.8 %Camden County: 24.4 %Candler County: 38.7 %Carroll County: 21.1 %Catoosa County: 18.9 %Charlton County: 34.4 %Chatham County: 25.1 %Chattahoochee County: 22.8 %Chattooga County: 24.9 %Cherokee County: 10.2 %Clarke County: 29.9 %Clay County: 56 %Clayton County: 32.1 %Clinch County: 35.7 %Cobb County: 13.6 %Coffee County: 33.6 %Colquitt County: 36.5 %Columbia County: 9.2 %Cook County: 35.1 %Coweta County: 14.1 %Crawford County: 29.1 %Crisp County: 46.4 %Dade County: 21.4 %Dawson County: 16.4 %Decatur County: 42.4 %DeKalb County: 25.8 %Dodge County: 35.6 %Dooly County: 39.4 %Dougherty County: 43.5 %Douglas County: 20.1 %Early County: 46.7 %Echols County: 32 %Effingham County: 14.9 %Elbert County: 32.3 %Emanuel County: 40.3 %Evans County: 36.4 %Fannin County: 27.3 %Fayette County: 8.6 %Floyd County: 23.5 %Forsyth County: 6.6 %Franklin County: 29.3 %Fulton County: 24.3 %Gilmer County: 28.2 %Glascock County: 25.2 %Glynn County: 29.8 %Gordon County: 24.6 %Grady County: 31.8 %Greene County: 30.5 %Gwinnett County: 16.5 %Habersham County: 21 %Hall County: 19.5 %Hancock County: 47.8 %Haralson County: 26.1 %Harris County: 13.1 %Hart County: 25.3 %Heard County: 29.1 %Henry County: 14.7 %Houston County: 20.8 %Irwin County: 35.2 %Jackson County: 17 %Jasper County: 27.2 %Jeff Davis County: 33.7 %Jefferson County: 37.7 %Jenkins County: 44.8 %Johnson County: 37.2 %Jones County: 18.9 %Lamar County: 27.3 %Lanier County: 34 %Laurens County: 37.5 %Lee County: 16.9 %Liberty County: 24.3 %Lincoln County: 30.1 %Long County: 26.4 %Lowndes County: 29.4 %Lumpkin County: 21.5 %McDuffie County: 36.6 %McIntosh County: 34.5 %Macon County: 46 %Madison County: 23.8 %Marion County: 37.5 %Meriwether County: 33 %Miller County: 34.6 %Mitchell County: 41.1 %Monroe County: 19.2 %Montgomery County: 32.5 %Morgan County: 21.2 %Murray County: 26.6 %Muscogee County: 29.4 %Newton County: 27.9 %Oconee County: 8.4 %Oglethorpe County: 23.5 %Paulding County: 12.5 %Peach County: 30.7 %Pickens County: 20 %Pierce County: 26.7 %Pike County: 15.8 %Polk County: 27.1 %Pulaski County: 33.1 %Putnam County: 32.4 %Quitman County: 44.8 %Rabun County: 29.4 %Randolph County: 45.9 %Richmond County: 38.9 %Rockdale County: 23.8 %Schley County: 27.6 %Screven County: 44.4 %Seminole County: 39.4 %Spalding County: 32.4 %Stephens County: 29.9 %Stewart County: 45 %Sumter County: 43.8 %Talbot County: 38.3 %Taliaferro County: 50 %Tattnall County: 41.8 %Taylor County: 37.5 %Telfair County: 38.5 %Terrell County: 48.4 %Thomas County: 30.1 %Tift County: 35.8 %Toombs County: 35.8 %Towns County: 26.9 %Treutlen County: 39.8 %Troup County: 29.9 %Turner County: 46.7 %Twiggs County: 35.7 %Union County: 27.4 %Upson County: 31.3 %Walker County: 25.2 %Walton County: 18.9 %Ware County: 37.2 %Warren County: 45.8 %Washington County: 36.6 %Wayne County: 31.5 %Webster County: 34.1 %Wheeler County: 38.8 %White County: 21.8 %Whitfield County: 21.9 %Wilcox County: 41.4 %Wilkes County: 35.7 %Wilkinson County: 34.5 %Worth County: 33.4 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Clay County: 56 %Clay County56Taliaferro County: 50 %Taliaferro County50Terrell County: 48.4 %Terrell County48.4Hancock County: 47.8 %Hancock County47.8Early County: 46.7 %Early County46.7Turner County: 46.7 %Turner County46.7Crisp County: 46.4 %Crisp County46.4Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Warren County: 45.8 %Warren County45.8Stewart County: 45 %Stewart County45Jenkins County: 44.8 %Jenkins County44.8Quitman County: 44.8 %Quitman County44.8Screven County: 44.4 %Screven County44.4Sumter County: 43.8 %Sumter County43.8Dougherty County: 43.5 %Dougherty County43.5Baker County: 42.8 %Baker County42.8Decatur County: 42.4 %Decatur County42.4Tattnall County: 41.8 %Tattnall County41.8Atkinson County: 41.6 %Atkinson County41.6Wilcox County: 41.4 %Wilcox County41.4Mitchell County: 41.1 %Mitchell County41.1Emanuel County: 40.3 %Emanuel County40.3Calhoun County: 39.8 %Calhoun County39.8Treutlen County: 39.8 %Treutlen County39.8Burke County: 39.7 %Burke County39.7Dooly County: 39.4 %Dooly County39.4Seminole County: 39.4 %Seminole County39.4Ben Hill County: 39.2 %Ben Hill County39.2Richmond County: 38.9 %Richmond County38.9Wheeler County: 38.8 %Wheeler County38.8Candler County: 38.7 %Candler County38.7Brooks County: 38.6 %Brooks County38.6Telfair County: 38.5 %Telfair County38.5Talbot County: 38.3 %Talbot County38.3Jefferson County: 37.7 %Jefferson County37.7Laurens County: 37.5 %Laurens County37.5Marion County: 37.5 %Marion County37.5Taylor County: 37.5 %Taylor County37.5Johnson County: 37.2 %Johnson County37.2Clay County: 56 %Clay County56Taliaferro County: 50 %Taliaferro County50Terrell County: 48.4 %Terrell County48.4Hancock County: 47.8 %Hancock County47.8Early County: 46.7 %Early County46.7Turner County: 46.7 %Turner County46.7Crisp County: 46.4 %Crisp County46.4Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Warren County: 45.8 %Warren County45.8Stewart County: 45 %Stewart County45Jenkins County: 44.8 %Jenkins County44.8Quitman County: 44.8 %Quitman County44.8Screven County: 44.4 %Screven County44.4Sumter County: 43.8 %Sumter County43.8Dougherty County: 43.5 %Dougherty County43.5Baker County: 42.8 %Baker County42.8Decatur County: 42.4 %Decatur County42.4Tattnall County: 41.8 %Tattnall County41.8Atkinson County: 41.6 %Atkinson County41.6Wilcox County: 41.4 %Wilcox County41.4Mitchell County: 41.1 %Mitchell County41.1Emanuel County: 40.3 %Emanuel County40.3Calhoun County: 39.8 %Calhoun County39.8Treutlen County: 39.8 %Treutlen County39.8Burke County: 39.7 %Burke County39.7Dooly County: 39.4 %Dooly County39.4Seminole County: 39.4 %Seminole County39.4Ben Hill County: 39.2 %Ben Hill County39.2Richmond County: 38.9 %Richmond County38.9Wheeler County: 38.8 %Wheeler County38.8Candler County: 38.7 %Candler County38.7Brooks County: 38.6 %Brooks County38.6Telfair County: 38.5 %Telfair County38.5Talbot County: 38.3 %Talbot County38.3Jefferson County: 37.7 %Jefferson County37.7Laurens County: 37.5 %Laurens County37.5Marion County: 37.5 %Marion County37.5Taylor County: 37.5 %Taylor County37.5Johnson County: 37.2 %Johnson County37.2
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Clay County56+4 pts
2Taliaferro County50-4.4 pts
3Terrell County48.4-7.3 pts
4Hancock County47.8+4.1 pts
5Early County46.7+5.1 pts
5Turner County46.7+1.9 pts
7Crisp County46.4-1 pts
8Macon County46+2.4 pts
9Randolph County45.9+1.8 pts
10Warren County45.8+1.9 pts
11Stewart County45-3.4 pts
12Jenkins County44.8-2.5 pts
12Quitman County44.8-3.1 pts
14Screven County44.4+4.4 pts
15Sumter County43.8-4.3 pts
16Dougherty County43.5+1.4 pts
17Baker County42.8+0.9 pts
18Decatur County42.4+2.5 pts
19Tattnall County41.8+5.7 pts
20Atkinson County41.6+1.1 pts
21Wilcox County41.4+1 pts
22Mitchell County41.1+3 pts
23Emanuel County40.3+0.1 pts
24Calhoun County39.8-2.6 pts
24Treutlen County39.8-1.8 pts
26Burke County39.7+1.8 pts
27Dooly County39.4-6 pts
27Seminole County39.4-3.3 pts
29Ben Hill County39.2-7.7 pts
30Richmond County38.9+1.2 pts
31Wheeler County38.8-0.4 pts
32Candler County38.7-4.6 pts
33Brooks County38.6-0.3 pts
34Telfair County38.5-3.7 pts
35Talbot County38.3-3.5 pts
36Jefferson County37.7-2 pts
37Laurens County37.5+1.5 pts
37Marion County37.5-2.6 pts
37Taylor County37.5-3.6 pts
40Johnson County37.2+0.1 pts
40Ware County37.2-8.4 pts
42Bibb County37.1-4.5 pts
43McDuffie County36.6-3.9 pts
43Washington County36.6+0.1 pts
45Colquitt County36.5+1 pts
46Evans County36.4-5.4 pts
47Tift County35.8-4 pts
47Toombs County35.8-3.2 pts
49Clinch County35.7-3.9 pts
49Twiggs County35.7+0.6 pts
49Wilkes County35.7+1 pts
52Dodge County35.6-2.5 pts
53Irwin County35.2-1.9 pts
54Cook County35.1-0.6 pts
55Miller County34.6-3.2 pts
56Bacon County34.5-2.3 pts
56McIntosh County34.5-4.8 pts
56Wilkinson County34.5+0.3 pts
59Charlton County34.4-3.3 pts
60Webster County34.1-2 pts
61Lanier County34-1.9 pts
62Baldwin County33.8-1.7 pts
63Jeff Davis County33.7-0.4 pts
64Coffee County33.6-0.4 pts
65Worth County33.4-0.9 pts
66Berrien County33.3-3.6 pts
67Pulaski County33.1-1.4 pts
68Meriwether County33-0.7 pts
69Montgomery County32.5+0.3 pts
70Putnam County32.4-0.7 pts
70Spalding County32.4-3.1 pts
72Elbert County32.3-3 pts
73Clayton County32.1-3.3 pts
74Echols County32-7.3 pts
75Grady County31.8-9.3 pts
76Bleckley County31.70 pts
77Appling County31.6-2.6 pts
78Wayne County31.5-1.3 pts
79Upson County31.3-2.4 pts
80Peach County30.7-2.7 pts
81Greene County30.5-7.4 pts
82Brantley County30.1-4.2 pts
82Lincoln County30.1-1.8 pts
82Thomas County30.1-2.3 pts
85Clarke County29.9-11.7 pts
85Stephens County29.9-1.1 pts
85Troup County29.9+1.5 pts
88Glynn County29.8-0.2 pts
89Lowndes County29.4-3 pts
89Muscogee County29.4-1.7 pts
89Rabun County29.4+1.3 pts
92Franklin County29.3-2 pts
93Crawford County29.1+0.2 pts
93Heard County29.1-1.6 pts
95Gilmer County28.2-2.4 pts
96Newton County27.9+4.6 pts
97Schley County27.6-1.4 pts
98Union County27.4+0.7 pts
99Bulloch County27.3-4 pts
99Fannin County27.3-2.5 pts
99Lamar County27.3-2 pts
102Jasper County27.2-1.7 pts
103Polk County27.1-5.2 pts
104Towns County26.9+0.3 pts
105Pierce County26.7-4.4 pts
106Murray County26.6-0.1 pts
107Long County26.4-1.3 pts
108Haralson County26.1-0.9 pts
109DeKalb County25.8-1.9 pts
110Hart County25.3-3.4 pts
111Glascock County25.2+0.8 pts
111Walker County25.2-1.3 pts
113Chatham County25.1-0.2 pts
114Chattooga County24.9-3.9 pts
115Butts County24.7-2.2 pts
116Gordon County24.6-1.8 pts
117Camden County24.4+4 pts
118Fulton County24.3+0.5 pts
118Liberty County24.3-3 pts
120Madison County23.8+0.8 pts
120Rockdale County23.8-2.2 pts
122Floyd County23.5-5.2 pts
122Oglethorpe County23.5-1.7 pts
124Banks County23-1.4 pts
125Chattahoochee County22.8-1.7 pts
126Bartow County22.1+0.6 pts
127Whitfield County21.9-0.2 pts
128White County21.8-3.1 pts
129Lumpkin County21.5-0.9 pts
130Dade County21.4-0.4 pts
131Morgan County21.2-1.6 pts
132Carroll County21.1-5.3 pts
133Habersham County21-2.5 pts
134Houston County20.8-1.8 pts
135Douglas County20.1-1.5 pts
136Pickens County20-2.2 pts
137Hall County19.5-4.8 pts
138Monroe County19.2-0.3 pts
139Catoosa County18.9-0.7 pts
139Jones County18.9-1.8 pts
139Walton County18.9-0.4 pts
142Barrow County18.1-3.2 pts
143Jackson County17-0.8 pts
144Lee County16.9+0.8 pts
145Gwinnett County16.5-1.4 pts
146Dawson County16.4-1.6 pts
147Pike County15.8-1.1 pts
148Effingham County14.9-0.4 pts
149Henry County14.7-1.1 pts
150Coweta County14.1-2.3 pts
151Cobb County13.6-2.8 pts
152Harris County13.1-0.5 pts
153Bryan County12.5-3.7 pts
153Paulding County12.5-0.2 pts
155Cherokee County10.2-2.1 pts
156Columbia County9.2-2.1 pts
157Fayette County8.6-1.4 pts
158Oconee County8.4-0.2 pts
159Forsyth County6.6-0.3 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_georgia_by_2016,
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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), 2016}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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