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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 2018, at 44.8%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 30.1% and the figure for Georgia was 21%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.8Clay County
Lowest5.4Forsyth County
Median30.1159 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 34 %Atkinson County: 42.2 %Bacon County: 33.6 %Baker County: 43.2 %Baldwin County: 31.3 %Banks County: 19.5 %Barrow County: 15 %Bartow County: 17.1 %Ben Hill County: 40.9 %Berrien County: 31.1 %Bibb County: 36.6 %Bleckley County: 28 %Brantley County: 29.3 %Brooks County: 33.7 %Bryan County: 11.5 %Bulloch County: 24.4 %Burke County: 33.2 %Butts County: 30 %Calhoun County: 43.2 %Camden County: 20.8 %Candler County: 35.3 %Carroll County: 21.5 %Catoosa County: 16.5 %Charlton County: 30.5 %Chatham County: 20 %Chattahoochee County: 19.3 %Chattooga County: 24.7 %Cherokee County: 9.4 %Clarke County: 30 %Clay County: 44.8 %Clayton County: 27.3 %Clinch County: 34.8 %Cobb County: 13.2 %Coffee County: 31.4 %Colquitt County: 33.8 %Columbia County: 9.8 %Cook County: 36.6 %Coweta County: 14.1 %Crawford County: 27.2 %Crisp County: 43 %Dade County: 18.3 %Dawson County: 13.4 %Decatur County: 35.7 %DeKalb County: 23.4 %Dodge County: 33.9 %Dooly County: 38.2 %Dougherty County: 43.7 %Douglas County: 20.9 %Early County: 40.4 %Echols County: 36.3 %Effingham County: 12.3 %Elbert County: 30.1 %Emanuel County: 34.4 %Evans County: 38.7 %Fannin County: 27.2 %Fayette County: 7.6 %Floyd County: 32.3 %Forsyth County: 5.4 %Franklin County: 25.5 %Fulton County: 19.3 %Gilmer County: 30.2 %Glascock County: 21.2 %Glynn County: 26.6 %Gordon County: 26.8 %Grady County: 31.1 %Greene County: 35.4 %Gwinnett County: 12.8 %Habersham County: 20.7 %Hall County: 20.2 %Hancock County: 44.7 %Haralson County: 23 %Harris County: 12.8 %Hart County: 23.6 %Heard County: 25.7 %Henry County: 12.3 %Houston County: 17.5 %Irwin County: 33.3 %Jackson County: 13.2 %Jasper County: 23.8 %Jeff Davis County: 30.9 %Jefferson County: 35.2 %Jenkins County: 42.6 %Johnson County: 32.9 %Jones County: 20.6 %Lamar County: 24.3 %Lanier County: 30.7 %Laurens County: 34.7 %Lee County: 18 %Liberty County: 22.7 %Lincoln County: 25.4 %Long County: 23.7 %Lowndes County: 33.4 %Lumpkin County: 18.6 %McDuffie County: 31.3 %McIntosh County: 35.7 %Macon County: 39.2 %Madison County: 24.6 %Marion County: 36.7 %Meriwether County: 35.6 %Miller County: 31.2 %Mitchell County: 39.6 %Monroe County: 18.5 %Montgomery County: 28.9 %Morgan County: 20.4 %Murray County: 22.1 %Muscogee County: 28.4 %Newton County: 22.4 %Oconee County: 6.9 %Oglethorpe County: 21.4 %Paulding County: 11.7 %Peach County: 33.2 %Pickens County: 19.8 %Pierce County: 27.4 %Pike County: 14.6 %Polk County: 31.2 %Pulaski County: 36.6 %Putnam County: 29.5 %Quitman County: 40.5 %Rabun County: 25.1 %Randolph County: 44.3 %Richmond County: 34.1 %Rockdale County: 22.9 %Schley County: 24.6 %Screven County: 41.2 %Seminole County: 40.1 %Spalding County: 29.1 %Stephens County: 25.6 %Stewart County: 39.8 %Sumter County: 39.5 %Talbot County: 39.5 %Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Tattnall County: 32.7 %Taylor County: 35.5 %Telfair County: 36.7 %Terrell County: 44.5 %Thomas County: 30.7 %Tift County: 30.4 %Toombs County: 40.6 %Towns County: 24 %Treutlen County: 34.5 %Troup County: 27.7 %Turner County: 42.2 %Twiggs County: 33 %Union County: 24.4 %Upson County: 32.7 %Walker County: 22.2 %Walton County: 17.9 %Ware County: 35.6 %Warren County: 41.7 %Washington County: 39.6 %Wayne County: 28.7 %Webster County: 34.4 %Wheeler County: 36.7 %White County: 23.1 %Whitfield County: 19.5 %Wilcox County: 35.3 %Wilkes County: 32.3 %Wilkinson County: 39.3 %Worth County: 33.6 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Clay County: 44.8 %Clay County44.8Hancock County: 44.7 %Hancock County44.7Terrell County: 44.5 %Terrell County44.5Randolph County: 44.3 %Randolph County44.3Dougherty County: 43.7 %Dougherty County43.7Baker County: 43.2 %Baker County43.2Calhoun County: 43.2 %Calhoun County43.2Crisp County: 43 %Crisp County43Jenkins County: 42.6 %Jenkins County42.6Atkinson County: 42.2 %Atkinson County42.2Turner County: 42.2 %Turner County42.2Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Taliaferro County41.8Warren County: 41.7 %Warren County41.7Screven County: 41.2 %Screven County41.2Ben Hill County: 40.9 %Ben Hill County40.9Toombs County: 40.6 %Toombs County40.6Quitman County: 40.5 %Quitman County40.5Early County: 40.4 %Early County40.4Seminole County: 40.1 %Seminole County40.1Stewart County: 39.8 %Stewart County39.8Mitchell County: 39.6 %Mitchell County39.6Washington County: 39.6 %Washington County39.6Sumter County: 39.5 %Sumter County39.5Talbot County: 39.5 %Talbot County39.5Wilkinson County: 39.3 %Wilkinson County39.3Macon County: 39.2 %Macon County39.2Evans County: 38.7 %Evans County38.7Dooly County: 38.2 %Dooly County38.2Marion County: 36.7 %Marion County36.7Telfair County: 36.7 %Telfair County36.7Wheeler County: 36.7 %Wheeler County36.7Bibb County: 36.6 %Bibb County36.6Cook County: 36.6 %Cook County36.6Pulaski County: 36.6 %Pulaski County36.6Echols County: 36.3 %Echols County36.3Decatur County: 35.7 %Decatur County35.7McIntosh County: 35.7 %McIntosh County35.7Meriwether County: 35.6 %Meriwether County35.6Ware County: 35.6 %Ware County35.6Taylor County: 35.5 %Taylor County35.5Clay County: 44.8 %Clay County44.8Hancock County: 44.7 %Hancock County44.7Terrell County: 44.5 %Terrell County44.5Randolph County: 44.3 %Randolph County44.3Dougherty County: 43.7 %Dougherty County43.7Baker County: 43.2 %Baker County43.2Calhoun County: 43.2 %Calhoun County43.2Crisp County: 43 %Crisp County43Jenkins County: 42.6 %Jenkins County42.6Atkinson County: 42.2 %Atkinson County42.2Turner County: 42.2 %Turner County42.2Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Taliaferro County41.8Warren County: 41.7 %Warren County41.7Screven County: 41.2 %Screven County41.2Ben Hill County: 40.9 %Ben Hill County40.9Toombs County: 40.6 %Toombs County40.6Quitman County: 40.5 %Quitman County40.5Early County: 40.4 %Early County40.4Seminole County: 40.1 %Seminole County40.1Stewart County: 39.8 %Stewart County39.8Mitchell County: 39.6 %Mitchell County39.6Washington County: 39.6 %Washington County39.6Sumter County: 39.5 %Sumter County39.5Talbot County: 39.5 %Talbot County39.5Wilkinson County: 39.3 %Wilkinson County39.3Macon County: 39.2 %Macon County39.2Evans County: 38.7 %Evans County38.7Dooly County: 38.2 %Dooly County38.2Marion County: 36.7 %Marion County36.7Telfair County: 36.7 %Telfair County36.7Wheeler County: 36.7 %Wheeler County36.7Bibb County: 36.6 %Bibb County36.6Cook County: 36.6 %Cook County36.6Pulaski County: 36.6 %Pulaski County36.6Echols County: 36.3 %Echols County36.3Decatur County: 35.7 %Decatur County35.7McIntosh County: 35.7 %McIntosh County35.7Meriwether County: 35.6 %Meriwether County35.6Ware County: 35.6 %Ware County35.6Taylor County: 35.5 %Taylor County35.5
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Clay County44.8-6.5 pts
2Hancock County44.7-0.7 pts
3Terrell County44.5-4.9 pts
4Randolph County44.3-4.8 pts
5Dougherty County43.7+2.2 pts
6Baker County43.2+3.2 pts
6Calhoun County43.2+3 pts
8Crisp County43-0.7 pts
9Jenkins County42.6-1.7 pts
10Atkinson County42.2+5.7 pts
10Turner County42.2+0.2 pts
12Taliaferro County41.8-2.3 pts
13Warren County41.7-1.4 pts
14Screven County41.2+7.4 pts
15Ben Hill County40.9+2.1 pts
16Toombs County40.6+7.1 pts
17Quitman County40.5-2.5 pts
18Early County40.4-0.2 pts
19Seminole County40.1-4.7 pts
20Stewart County39.8+1.2 pts
21Mitchell County39.6+1.7 pts
21Washington County39.6+5.7 pts
23Sumter County39.5+1.2 pts
23Talbot County39.5+2.3 pts
25Wilkinson County39.3+7.6 pts
26Macon County39.2+0.5 pts
27Evans County38.7-2.6 pts
28Dooly County38.2+1.8 pts
29Marion County36.7-2 pts
29Telfair County36.7-6.1 pts
29Wheeler County36.7-3.2 pts
32Bibb County36.6-0.1 pts
32Cook County36.6+4.9 pts
32Pulaski County36.6+5.5 pts
35Echols County36.3+0.8 pts
36Decatur County35.7+0.6 pts
36McIntosh County35.7+1.4 pts
38Meriwether County35.6+2.3 pts
38Ware County35.6+0.5 pts
40Taylor County35.5+0.8 pts
41Greene County35.4+5.2 pts
42Candler County35.3-0.5 pts
42Wilcox County35.3-0.2 pts
44Jefferson County35.2-0.8 pts
45Clinch County34.8+0.4 pts
46Laurens County34.7+3.9 pts
47Treutlen County34.5-3.4 pts
48Emanuel County34.4-5 pts
48Webster County34.4+4.3 pts
50Richmond County34.1-1.3 pts
51Appling County34+0.5 pts
52Dodge County33.9+4.6 pts
53Colquitt County33.8+0.5 pts
54Brooks County33.7-3.9 pts
55Bacon County33.6-9.1 pts
55Worth County33.6+1.1 pts
57Lowndes County33.4+3.7 pts
58Irwin County33.3+2.1 pts
59Burke County33.2-1.5 pts
59Peach County33.2+3.2 pts
61Twiggs County33-0.9 pts
62Johnson County32.9-2.6 pts
63Tattnall County32.7-3 pts
63Upson County32.7+1.6 pts
65Floyd County32.3+5 pts
65Wilkes County32.3-2.7 pts
67Coffee County31.4-3.5 pts
68Baldwin County31.3-1.2 pts
68McDuffie County31.3+0.1 pts
70Miller County31.2-5 pts
70Polk County31.2+3.9 pts
72Berrien County31.1+1.5 pts
72Grady County31.1-0.4 pts
74Jeff Davis County30.9-1.1 pts
75Lanier County30.7+0.4 pts
75Thomas County30.7+5.3 pts
77Charlton County30.5-1.8 pts
78Tift County30.4-1.1 pts
79Gilmer County30.2+4.3 pts
80Elbert County30.1-4.8 pts
81Butts County30+4.8 pts
81Clarke County30+1.5 pts
83Putnam County29.5-1.3 pts
84Brantley County29.3+1.5 pts
85Spalding County29.1-3.4 pts
86Montgomery County28.9-0.3 pts
87Wayne County28.7-1.4 pts
88Muscogee County28.4-5 pts
89Bleckley County28-1.4 pts
90Troup County27.7-0.2 pts
91Pierce County27.4-0.7 pts
92Clayton County27.3+1.8 pts
93Crawford County27.2-0.5 pts
93Fannin County27.2+2.3 pts
95Gordon County26.8+7.1 pts
96Glynn County26.6-2.8 pts
97Heard County25.7-2.4 pts
98Stephens County25.6-2.8 pts
99Franklin County25.5+0.1 pts
100Lincoln County25.4-2.4 pts
101Rabun County25.1-3.8 pts
102Chattooga County24.7-1.6 pts
103Madison County24.6+2.1 pts
103Schley County24.6-1.8 pts
105Bulloch County24.4-1.9 pts
105Union County24.4-0.4 pts
107Lamar County24.3-0.9 pts
108Towns County24+1.4 pts
109Jasper County23.8-1 pts
110Long County23.7-3.8 pts
111Hart County23.6-3 pts
112DeKalb County23.4-1.2 pts
113White County23.1+2.5 pts
114Haralson County23+0.5 pts
115Rockdale County22.9+0.4 pts
116Liberty County22.7-2.1 pts
117Newton County22.4+2.3 pts
118Walker County22.2-2 pts
119Murray County22.1-3.4 pts
120Carroll County21.5-2.9 pts
121Oglethorpe County21.4+1.3 pts
122Glascock County21.2-1.1 pts
123Douglas County20.9+3.8 pts
124Camden County20.8+1.9 pts
125Habersham County20.7+2.6 pts
126Jones County20.6+1.6 pts
127Morgan County20.4+0.6 pts
128Hall County20.2-0.6 pts
129Chatham County20-4.2 pts
130Pickens County19.8+0.7 pts
131Banks County19.5+0.1 pts
131Whitfield County19.5-4.6 pts
133Chattahoochee County19.3-3.3 pts
133Fulton County19.3-1.8 pts
135Lumpkin County18.6-0.6 pts
136Monroe County18.5+0.3 pts
137Dade County18.3+0.2 pts
138Lee County18+2.6 pts
139Walton County17.9+1.1 pts
140Houston County17.5-2.7 pts
141Bartow County17.1-2.2 pts
142Catoosa County16.5-0.8 pts
143Barrow County15-0.7 pts
144Pike County14.6+0.6 pts
145Coweta County14.1-0.1 pts
146Dawson County13.4-1 pts
147Cobb County13.2+1.4 pts
147Jackson County13.2-1.6 pts
149Gwinnett County12.8-2.4 pts
149Harris County12.8+1.3 pts
151Effingham County12.3-1.5 pts
151Henry County12.3-2.3 pts
153Paulding County11.7+0.5 pts
154Bryan County11.5-1.4 pts
155Columbia County9.8+1.9 pts
156Cherokee County9.4+0.2 pts
157Fayette County7.6-0.2 pts
158Oconee County6.9-0.5 pts
159Forsyth County5.4-0.2 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2018 (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), 2018}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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