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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 2017, at 51.3%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 29.4% and the figure for Georgia was 21.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.3Clay County
Lowest5.6Forsyth County
Median29.4159 counties
Georgia21.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 33.5 %Atkinson County: 36.5 %Bacon County: 42.7 %Baker County: 40 %Baldwin County: 32.5 %Banks County: 19.4 %Barrow County: 15.7 %Bartow County: 19.3 %Ben Hill County: 38.8 %Berrien County: 29.6 %Bibb County: 36.7 %Bleckley County: 29.4 %Brantley County: 27.8 %Brooks County: 37.6 %Bryan County: 12.9 %Bulloch County: 26.3 %Burke County: 34.7 %Butts County: 25.2 %Calhoun County: 40.2 %Camden County: 18.9 %Candler County: 35.8 %Carroll County: 24.4 %Catoosa County: 17.3 %Charlton County: 32.3 %Chatham County: 24.2 %Chattahoochee County: 22.6 %Chattooga County: 26.3 %Cherokee County: 9.2 %Clarke County: 28.5 %Clay County: 51.3 %Clayton County: 25.5 %Clinch County: 34.4 %Cobb County: 11.8 %Coffee County: 34.9 %Colquitt County: 33.3 %Columbia County: 7.9 %Cook County: 31.7 %Coweta County: 14.2 %Crawford County: 27.7 %Crisp County: 43.7 %Dade County: 18.1 %Dawson County: 14.4 %Decatur County: 35.1 %DeKalb County: 24.6 %Dodge County: 29.3 %Dooly County: 36.4 %Dougherty County: 41.5 %Douglas County: 17.1 %Early County: 40.6 %Echols County: 35.5 %Effingham County: 13.8 %Elbert County: 34.9 %Emanuel County: 39.4 %Evans County: 41.3 %Fannin County: 24.9 %Fayette County: 7.8 %Floyd County: 27.3 %Forsyth County: 5.6 %Franklin County: 25.4 %Fulton County: 21.1 %Gilmer County: 25.9 %Glascock County: 22.3 %Glynn County: 29.4 %Gordon County: 19.7 %Grady County: 31.5 %Greene County: 30.2 %Gwinnett County: 15.2 %Habersham County: 18.1 %Hall County: 20.8 %Hancock County: 45.4 %Haralson County: 22.5 %Harris County: 11.5 %Hart County: 26.6 %Heard County: 28.1 %Henry County: 14.6 %Houston County: 20.2 %Irwin County: 31.2 %Jackson County: 14.8 %Jasper County: 24.8 %Jeff Davis County: 32 %Jefferson County: 36 %Jenkins County: 44.3 %Johnson County: 35.5 %Jones County: 19 %Lamar County: 25.2 %Lanier County: 30.3 %Laurens County: 30.8 %Lee County: 15.4 %Liberty County: 24.8 %Lincoln County: 27.8 %Long County: 27.5 %Lowndes County: 29.7 %Lumpkin County: 19.2 %McDuffie County: 31.2 %McIntosh County: 34.3 %Macon County: 38.7 %Madison County: 22.5 %Marion County: 38.7 %Meriwether County: 33.3 %Miller County: 36.2 %Mitchell County: 37.9 %Monroe County: 18.2 %Montgomery County: 29.2 %Morgan County: 19.8 %Murray County: 25.5 %Muscogee County: 33.4 %Newton County: 20.1 %Oconee County: 7.4 %Oglethorpe County: 20.1 %Paulding County: 11.2 %Peach County: 30 %Pickens County: 19.1 %Pierce County: 28.1 %Pike County: 14 %Polk County: 27.3 %Pulaski County: 31.1 %Putnam County: 30.8 %Quitman County: 43 %Rabun County: 28.9 %Randolph County: 49.1 %Richmond County: 35.4 %Rockdale County: 22.5 %Schley County: 26.4 %Screven County: 33.8 %Seminole County: 44.8 %Spalding County: 32.5 %Stephens County: 28.4 %Stewart County: 38.6 %Sumter County: 38.3 %Talbot County: 37.2 %Taliaferro County: 44.1 %Tattnall County: 35.7 %Taylor County: 34.7 %Telfair County: 42.8 %Terrell County: 49.4 %Thomas County: 25.4 %Tift County: 31.5 %Toombs County: 33.5 %Towns County: 22.6 %Treutlen County: 37.9 %Troup County: 27.9 %Turner County: 42 %Twiggs County: 33.9 %Union County: 24.8 %Upson County: 31.1 %Walker County: 24.2 %Walton County: 16.8 %Ware County: 35.1 %Warren County: 43.1 %Washington County: 33.9 %Wayne County: 30.1 %Webster County: 30.1 %Wheeler County: 39.9 %White County: 20.6 %Whitfield County: 24.1 %Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilkes County: 35 %Wilkinson County: 31.7 %Worth County: 32.5 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Terrell County: 49.4 %Terrell County49.4Randolph County: 49.1 %Randolph County49.1Hancock County: 45.4 %Hancock County45.4Seminole County: 44.8 %Seminole County44.8Jenkins County: 44.3 %Jenkins County44.3Taliaferro County: 44.1 %Taliaferro County44.1Crisp County: 43.7 %Crisp County43.7Warren County: 43.1 %Warren County43.1Quitman County: 43 %Quitman County43Telfair County: 42.8 %Telfair County42.8Bacon County: 42.7 %Bacon County42.7Turner County: 42 %Turner County42Dougherty County: 41.5 %Dougherty County41.5Evans County: 41.3 %Evans County41.3Early County: 40.6 %Early County40.6Calhoun County: 40.2 %Calhoun County40.2Baker County: 40 %Baker County40Wheeler County: 39.9 %Wheeler County39.9Emanuel County: 39.4 %Emanuel County39.4Ben Hill County: 38.8 %Ben Hill County38.8Macon County: 38.7 %Macon County38.7Marion County: 38.7 %Marion County38.7Stewart County: 38.6 %Stewart County38.6Sumter County: 38.3 %Sumter County38.3Mitchell County: 37.9 %Mitchell County37.9Treutlen County: 37.9 %Treutlen County37.9Brooks County: 37.6 %Brooks County37.6Talbot County: 37.2 %Talbot County37.2Bibb County: 36.7 %Bibb County36.7Atkinson County: 36.5 %Atkinson County36.5Dooly County: 36.4 %Dooly County36.4Miller County: 36.2 %Miller County36.2Jefferson County: 36 %Jefferson County36Candler County: 35.8 %Candler County35.8Tattnall County: 35.7 %Tattnall County35.7Echols County: 35.5 %Echols County35.5Johnson County: 35.5 %Johnson County35.5Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilcox County35.5Richmond County: 35.4 %Richmond County35.4Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Terrell County: 49.4 %Terrell County49.4Randolph County: 49.1 %Randolph County49.1Hancock County: 45.4 %Hancock County45.4Seminole County: 44.8 %Seminole County44.8Jenkins County: 44.3 %Jenkins County44.3Taliaferro County: 44.1 %Taliaferro County44.1Crisp County: 43.7 %Crisp County43.7Warren County: 43.1 %Warren County43.1Quitman County: 43 %Quitman County43Telfair County: 42.8 %Telfair County42.8Bacon County: 42.7 %Bacon County42.7Turner County: 42 %Turner County42Dougherty County: 41.5 %Dougherty County41.5Evans County: 41.3 %Evans County41.3Early County: 40.6 %Early County40.6Calhoun County: 40.2 %Calhoun County40.2Baker County: 40 %Baker County40Wheeler County: 39.9 %Wheeler County39.9Emanuel County: 39.4 %Emanuel County39.4Ben Hill County: 38.8 %Ben Hill County38.8Macon County: 38.7 %Macon County38.7Marion County: 38.7 %Marion County38.7Stewart County: 38.6 %Stewart County38.6Sumter County: 38.3 %Sumter County38.3Mitchell County: 37.9 %Mitchell County37.9Treutlen County: 37.9 %Treutlen County37.9Brooks County: 37.6 %Brooks County37.6Talbot County: 37.2 %Talbot County37.2Bibb County: 36.7 %Bibb County36.7Atkinson County: 36.5 %Atkinson County36.5Dooly County: 36.4 %Dooly County36.4Miller County: 36.2 %Miller County36.2Jefferson County: 36 %Jefferson County36Candler County: 35.8 %Candler County35.8Tattnall County: 35.7 %Tattnall County35.7Echols County: 35.5 %Echols County35.5Johnson County: 35.5 %Johnson County35.5Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilcox County35.5Richmond County: 35.4 %Richmond County35.4
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Clay County51.3-4.7 pts
2Terrell County49.4+1 pts
3Randolph County49.1+3.2 pts
4Hancock County45.4-2.4 pts
5Seminole County44.8+5.4 pts
6Jenkins County44.3-0.5 pts
7Taliaferro County44.1-5.9 pts
8Crisp County43.7-2.7 pts
9Warren County43.1-2.7 pts
10Quitman County43-1.8 pts
11Telfair County42.8+4.3 pts
12Bacon County42.7+8.2 pts
13Turner County42-4.7 pts
14Dougherty County41.5-2 pts
15Evans County41.3+4.9 pts
16Early County40.6-6.1 pts
17Calhoun County40.2+0.4 pts
18Baker County40-2.8 pts
19Wheeler County39.9+1.1 pts
20Emanuel County39.4-0.9 pts
21Ben Hill County38.8-0.4 pts
22Macon County38.7-7.3 pts
22Marion County38.7+1.2 pts
24Stewart County38.6-6.4 pts
25Sumter County38.3-5.5 pts
26Mitchell County37.9-3.2 pts
26Treutlen County37.9-1.9 pts
28Brooks County37.6-1 pts
29Talbot County37.2-1.1 pts
30Bibb County36.7-0.4 pts
31Atkinson County36.5-5.1 pts
32Dooly County36.4-3 pts
33Miller County36.2+1.6 pts
34Jefferson County36-1.7 pts
35Candler County35.8-2.9 pts
36Tattnall County35.7-6.1 pts
37Echols County35.5+3.5 pts
37Johnson County35.5-1.7 pts
37Wilcox County35.5-5.9 pts
40Richmond County35.4-3.5 pts
41Decatur County35.1-7.3 pts
41Ware County35.1-2.1 pts
43Wilkes County35-0.7 pts
44Coffee County34.9+1.3 pts
44Elbert County34.9+2.6 pts
46Burke County34.7-5 pts
46Taylor County34.7-2.8 pts
48Clinch County34.4-1.3 pts
49McIntosh County34.3-0.2 pts
50Twiggs County33.9-1.8 pts
50Washington County33.9-2.7 pts
52Screven County33.8-10.6 pts
53Appling County33.5+1.9 pts
53Toombs County33.5-2.3 pts
55Muscogee County33.4+4 pts
56Colquitt County33.3-3.2 pts
56Meriwether County33.3+0.3 pts
58Baldwin County32.5-1.3 pts
58Spalding County32.5+0.1 pts
58Worth County32.5-0.9 pts
61Charlton County32.3-2.1 pts
62Jeff Davis County32-1.7 pts
63Cook County31.7-3.4 pts
63Wilkinson County31.7-2.8 pts
65Grady County31.5-0.3 pts
65Tift County31.5-4.3 pts
67Irwin County31.2-4 pts
67McDuffie County31.2-5.4 pts
69Pulaski County31.1-2 pts
69Upson County31.1-0.2 pts
71Laurens County30.8-6.7 pts
71Putnam County30.8-1.6 pts
73Lanier County30.3-3.7 pts
74Greene County30.2-0.3 pts
75Wayne County30.1-1.4 pts
75Webster County30.1-4 pts
77Peach County30-0.7 pts
78Lowndes County29.7+0.3 pts
79Berrien County29.6-3.7 pts
80Bleckley County29.4-2.3 pts
80Glynn County29.4-0.4 pts
82Dodge County29.3-6.3 pts
83Montgomery County29.2-3.3 pts
84Rabun County28.9-0.5 pts
85Clarke County28.5-1.4 pts
86Stephens County28.4-1.5 pts
87Heard County28.1-1 pts
87Pierce County28.1+1.4 pts
89Troup County27.9-2 pts
90Brantley County27.8-2.3 pts
90Lincoln County27.8-2.3 pts
92Crawford County27.7-1.4 pts
93Long County27.5+1.1 pts
94Floyd County27.3+3.8 pts
94Polk County27.3+0.2 pts
96Hart County26.6+1.3 pts
97Schley County26.4-1.2 pts
98Bulloch County26.3-1 pts
98Chattooga County26.3+1.4 pts
100Gilmer County25.9-2.3 pts
101Clayton County25.5-6.6 pts
101Murray County25.5-1.1 pts
103Franklin County25.4-3.9 pts
103Thomas County25.4-4.7 pts
105Butts County25.2+0.5 pts
105Lamar County25.2-2.1 pts
107Fannin County24.9-2.4 pts
108Jasper County24.8-2.4 pts
108Liberty County24.8+0.5 pts
108Union County24.8-2.6 pts
111DeKalb County24.6-1.2 pts
112Carroll County24.4+3.3 pts
113Chatham County24.2-0.9 pts
113Walker County24.2-1 pts
115Whitfield County24.1+2.2 pts
116Chattahoochee County22.6-0.2 pts
116Towns County22.6-4.3 pts
118Haralson County22.5-3.6 pts
118Madison County22.5-1.3 pts
118Rockdale County22.5-1.3 pts
121Glascock County22.3-2.9 pts
122Fulton County21.1-3.2 pts
123Hall County20.8+1.3 pts
124White County20.6-1.2 pts
125Houston County20.2-0.6 pts
126Newton County20.1-7.8 pts
126Oglethorpe County20.1-3.4 pts
128Morgan County19.8-1.4 pts
129Gordon County19.7-4.9 pts
130Banks County19.4-3.6 pts
131Bartow County19.3-2.8 pts
132Lumpkin County19.2-2.3 pts
133Pickens County19.1-0.9 pts
134Jones County19+0.1 pts
135Camden County18.9-5.5 pts
136Monroe County18.2-1 pts
137Dade County18.1-3.3 pts
137Habersham County18.1-2.9 pts
139Catoosa County17.3-1.6 pts
140Douglas County17.1-3 pts
141Walton County16.8-2.1 pts
142Barrow County15.7-2.4 pts
143Lee County15.4-1.5 pts
144Gwinnett County15.2-1.3 pts
145Jackson County14.8-2.2 pts
146Henry County14.6-0.1 pts
147Dawson County14.4-2 pts
148Coweta County14.2+0.1 pts
149Pike County14-1.8 pts
150Effingham County13.8-1.1 pts
151Bryan County12.9+0.4 pts
152Cobb County11.8-1.8 pts
153Harris County11.5-1.6 pts
154Paulding County11.2-1.3 pts
155Cherokee County9.2-1 pts
156Columbia County7.9-1.3 pts
157Fayette County7.8-0.8 pts
158Oconee County7.4-1 pts
159Forsyth County5.6-1 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2017 (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), 2017}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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