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

Treutlen County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2019, at 47.8%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 27.2% and the figure for Georgia was 19.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.8Treutlen County
Lowest5.1Forsyth County
Median27.2159 counties
Georgia19.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 31 %Atkinson County: 36.8 %Bacon County: 31.1 %Baker County: 39.8 %Baldwin County: 29.4 %Banks County: 19.1 %Barrow County: 13.5 %Bartow County: 16.1 %Ben Hill County: 32 %Berrien County: 28.6 %Bibb County: 36.4 %Bleckley County: 25.5 %Brantley County: 26.9 %Brooks County: 35.3 %Bryan County: 10.4 %Bulloch County: 21.4 %Burke County: 36.3 %Butts County: 21 %Calhoun County: 39 %Camden County: 20.3 %Candler County: 34.3 %Carroll County: 21.8 %Catoosa County: 15.2 %Charlton County: 38.2 %Chatham County: 21.6 %Chattahoochee County: 23.5 %Chattooga County: 22.8 %Cherokee County: 8.3 %Clarke County: 27.3 %Clay County: 41.9 %Clayton County: 24.4 %Clinch County: 30.6 %Cobb County: 11.7 %Coffee County: 28.3 %Colquitt County: 31.9 %Columbia County: 7.4 %Cook County: 32.2 %Coweta County: 12 %Crawford County: 24.2 %Crisp County: 43.9 %Dade County: 17.3 %Dawson County: 12 %Decatur County: 35.6 %DeKalb County: 18.5 %Dodge County: 28.3 %Dooly County: 41.5 %Dougherty County: 39.5 %Douglas County: 16.6 %Early County: 40.8 %Echols County: 31 %Effingham County: 11.9 %Elbert County: 29.5 %Emanuel County: 30.6 %Evans County: 36 %Fannin County: 22.7 %Fayette County: 7.1 %Floyd County: 24.1 %Forsyth County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 25.7 %Fulton County: 21.8 %Gilmer County: 25.7 %Glascock County: 20.8 %Glynn County: 25.9 %Gordon County: 16.2 %Grady County: 29.1 %Greene County: 27.6 %Gwinnett County: 13.1 %Habersham County: 20 %Hall County: 21.8 %Hancock County: 43.5 %Haralson County: 20.2 %Harris County: 10.5 %Hart County: 21.2 %Heard County: 24.7 %Henry County: 12.8 %Houston County: 16 %Irwin County: 29.2 %Jackson County: 12.3 %Jasper County: 19.8 %Jeff Davis County: 32.4 %Jefferson County: 35.6 %Jenkins County: 37 %Johnson County: 31.6 %Jones County: 17 %Lamar County: 21.4 %Lanier County: 28.6 %Laurens County: 31.4 %Lee County: 13.5 %Liberty County: 21.7 %Lincoln County: 26.4 %Long County: 21.7 %Lowndes County: 28.6 %Lumpkin County: 17.2 %McDuffie County: 29.4 %McIntosh County: 31.5 %Macon County: 41 %Madison County: 25.1 %Marion County: 32.4 %Meriwether County: 31.1 %Miller County: 31.3 %Mitchell County: 42.3 %Monroe County: 15.6 %Montgomery County: 27.2 %Morgan County: 17.2 %Murray County: 20.8 %Muscogee County: 25.4 %Newton County: 17.5 %Oconee County: 6.6 %Oglethorpe County: 18.9 %Paulding County: 9.3 %Peach County: 27 %Pickens County: 17.8 %Pierce County: 23.7 %Pike County: 12 %Polk County: 22.7 %Pulaski County: 27.6 %Putnam County: 27.5 %Quitman County: 36 %Rabun County: 20.9 %Randolph County: 37.5 %Richmond County: 34.4 %Rockdale County: 18.8 %Schley County: 23.3 %Screven County: 33 %Seminole County: 36.2 %Spalding County: 29 %Stephens County: 23.2 %Stewart County: 36.4 %Sumter County: 38.4 %Talbot County: 33.1 %Taliaferro County: 35.3 %Tattnall County: 33.6 %Taylor County: 32.1 %Telfair County: 34 %Terrell County: 39.8 %Thomas County: 25 %Tift County: 31 %Toombs County: 29.7 %Towns County: 19.2 %Treutlen County: 47.8 %Troup County: 27.3 %Turner County: 43 %Twiggs County: 30.4 %Union County: 19.4 %Upson County: 28.6 %Walker County: 20.1 %Walton County: 16.7 %Ware County: 41.9 %Warren County: 40.3 %Washington County: 29.2 %Wayne County: 26.6 %Webster County: 28.4 %Wheeler County: 33.6 %White County: 17.6 %Whitfield County: 17.6 %Wilcox County: 38.9 %Wilkes County: 31.2 %Wilkinson County: 29.4 %Worth County: 31.5 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Treutlen County: 47.8 %Treutlen County47.8Crisp County: 43.9 %Crisp County43.9Hancock County: 43.5 %Hancock County43.5Turner County: 43 %Turner County43Mitchell County: 42.3 %Mitchell County42.3Clay County: 41.9 %Clay County41.9Ware County: 41.9 %Ware County41.9Dooly County: 41.5 %Dooly County41.5Macon County: 41 %Macon County41Early County: 40.8 %Early County40.8Warren County: 40.3 %Warren County40.3Baker County: 39.8 %Baker County39.8Terrell County: 39.8 %Terrell County39.8Dougherty County: 39.5 %Dougherty County39.5Calhoun County: 39 %Calhoun County39Wilcox County: 38.9 %Wilcox County38.9Sumter County: 38.4 %Sumter County38.4Charlton County: 38.2 %Charlton County38.2Randolph County: 37.5 %Randolph County37.5Jenkins County: 37 %Jenkins County37Atkinson County: 36.8 %Atkinson County36.8Bibb County: 36.4 %Bibb County36.4Stewart County: 36.4 %Stewart County36.4Burke County: 36.3 %Burke County36.3Seminole County: 36.2 %Seminole County36.2Evans County: 36 %Evans County36Quitman County: 36 %Quitman County36Decatur County: 35.6 %Decatur County35.6Jefferson County: 35.6 %Jefferson County35.6Brooks County: 35.3 %Brooks County35.3Taliaferro County: 35.3 %Taliaferro County35.3Richmond County: 34.4 %Richmond County34.4Candler County: 34.3 %Candler County34.3Telfair County: 34 %Telfair County34Tattnall County: 33.6 %Tattnall County33.6Wheeler County: 33.6 %Wheeler County33.6Talbot County: 33.1 %Talbot County33.1Screven County: 33 %Screven County33Jeff Davis County: 32.4 %Jeff Davis County32.4Marion County: 32.4 %Marion County32.4Treutlen County: 47.8 %Treutlen County47.8Crisp County: 43.9 %Crisp County43.9Hancock County: 43.5 %Hancock County43.5Turner County: 43 %Turner County43Mitchell County: 42.3 %Mitchell County42.3Clay County: 41.9 %Clay County41.9Ware County: 41.9 %Ware County41.9Dooly County: 41.5 %Dooly County41.5Macon County: 41 %Macon County41Early County: 40.8 %Early County40.8Warren County: 40.3 %Warren County40.3Baker County: 39.8 %Baker County39.8Terrell County: 39.8 %Terrell County39.8Dougherty County: 39.5 %Dougherty County39.5Calhoun County: 39 %Calhoun County39Wilcox County: 38.9 %Wilcox County38.9Sumter County: 38.4 %Sumter County38.4Charlton County: 38.2 %Charlton County38.2Randolph County: 37.5 %Randolph County37.5Jenkins County: 37 %Jenkins County37Atkinson County: 36.8 %Atkinson County36.8Bibb County: 36.4 %Bibb County36.4Stewart County: 36.4 %Stewart County36.4Burke County: 36.3 %Burke County36.3Seminole County: 36.2 %Seminole County36.2Evans County: 36 %Evans County36Quitman County: 36 %Quitman County36Decatur County: 35.6 %Decatur County35.6Jefferson County: 35.6 %Jefferson County35.6Brooks County: 35.3 %Brooks County35.3Taliaferro County: 35.3 %Taliaferro County35.3Richmond County: 34.4 %Richmond County34.4Candler County: 34.3 %Candler County34.3Telfair County: 34 %Telfair County34Tattnall County: 33.6 %Tattnall County33.6Wheeler County: 33.6 %Wheeler County33.6Talbot County: 33.1 %Talbot County33.1Screven County: 33 %Screven County33Jeff Davis County: 32.4 %Jeff Davis County32.4Marion County: 32.4 %Marion County32.4
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Treutlen County47.8+13.3 pts
2Crisp County43.9+0.9 pts
3Hancock County43.5-1.2 pts
4Turner County43+0.8 pts
5Mitchell County42.3+2.7 pts
6Clay County41.9-2.9 pts
6Ware County41.9+6.3 pts
8Dooly County41.5+3.3 pts
9Macon County41+1.8 pts
10Early County40.8+0.4 pts
11Warren County40.3-1.4 pts
12Baker County39.8-3.4 pts
12Terrell County39.8-4.7 pts
14Dougherty County39.5-4.2 pts
15Calhoun County39-4.2 pts
16Wilcox County38.9+3.6 pts
17Sumter County38.4-1.1 pts
18Charlton County38.2+7.7 pts
19Randolph County37.5-6.8 pts
20Jenkins County37-5.6 pts
21Atkinson County36.8-5.4 pts
22Bibb County36.4-0.2 pts
22Stewart County36.4-3.4 pts
24Burke County36.3+3.1 pts
25Seminole County36.2-3.9 pts
26Evans County36-2.7 pts
26Quitman County36-4.5 pts
28Decatur County35.6-0.1 pts
28Jefferson County35.6+0.4 pts
30Brooks County35.3+1.6 pts
30Taliaferro County35.3-6.5 pts
32Richmond County34.4+0.3 pts
33Candler County34.3-1 pts
34Telfair County34-2.7 pts
35Tattnall County33.6+0.9 pts
35Wheeler County33.6-3.1 pts
37Talbot County33.1-6.4 pts
38Screven County33-8.2 pts
39Jeff Davis County32.4+1.5 pts
39Marion County32.4-4.3 pts
41Cook County32.2-4.4 pts
42Taylor County32.1-3.4 pts
43Ben Hill County32-8.9 pts
44Colquitt County31.9-1.9 pts
45Johnson County31.6-1.3 pts
46McIntosh County31.5-4.2 pts
46Worth County31.5-2.1 pts
48Laurens County31.4-3.3 pts
49Miller County31.3+0.1 pts
50Wilkes County31.2-1.1 pts
51Bacon County31.1-2.5 pts
51Meriwether County31.1-4.5 pts
53Appling County31-3 pts
53Echols County31-5.3 pts
53Tift County31+0.6 pts
56Clinch County30.6-4.2 pts
56Emanuel County30.6-3.8 pts
58Twiggs County30.4-2.6 pts
59Toombs County29.7-10.9 pts
60Elbert County29.5-0.6 pts
61Baldwin County29.4-1.9 pts
61McDuffie County29.4-1.9 pts
61Wilkinson County29.4-9.9 pts
64Irwin County29.2-4.1 pts
64Washington County29.2-10.4 pts
66Grady County29.1-2 pts
67Spalding County29-0.1 pts
68Berrien County28.6-2.5 pts
68Lanier County28.6-2.1 pts
68Lowndes County28.6-4.8 pts
68Upson County28.6-4.1 pts
72Webster County28.4-6 pts
73Coffee County28.3-3.1 pts
73Dodge County28.3-5.6 pts
75Greene County27.6-7.8 pts
75Pulaski County27.6-9 pts
77Putnam County27.5-2 pts
78Clarke County27.3-2.7 pts
78Troup County27.3-0.4 pts
80Montgomery County27.2-1.7 pts
81Peach County27-6.2 pts
82Brantley County26.9-2.4 pts
83Wayne County26.6-2.1 pts
84Lincoln County26.4+1 pts
85Glynn County25.9-0.7 pts
86Franklin County25.7+0.2 pts
86Gilmer County25.7-4.5 pts
88Bleckley County25.5-2.5 pts
89Muscogee County25.4-3 pts
90Madison County25.1+0.5 pts
91Thomas County25-5.7 pts
92Heard County24.7-1 pts
93Clayton County24.4-2.9 pts
94Crawford County24.2-3 pts
95Floyd County24.1-8.2 pts
96Pierce County23.7-3.7 pts
97Chattahoochee County23.5+4.2 pts
98Schley County23.3-1.3 pts
99Stephens County23.2-2.4 pts
100Chattooga County22.8-1.9 pts
101Fannin County22.7-4.5 pts
101Polk County22.7-8.5 pts
103Carroll County21.8+0.3 pts
103Fulton County21.8+2.5 pts
103Hall County21.8+1.6 pts
106Liberty County21.7-1 pts
106Long County21.7-2 pts
108Chatham County21.6+1.6 pts
109Bulloch County21.4-3 pts
109Lamar County21.4-2.9 pts
111Hart County21.2-2.4 pts
112Butts County21-9 pts
113Rabun County20.9-4.2 pts
114Glascock County20.8-0.4 pts
114Murray County20.8-1.3 pts
116Camden County20.3-0.5 pts
117Haralson County20.2-2.8 pts
118Walker County20.1-2.1 pts
119Habersham County20-0.7 pts
120Jasper County19.8-4 pts
121Union County19.4-5 pts
122Towns County19.2-4.8 pts
123Banks County19.1-0.4 pts
124Oglethorpe County18.9-2.5 pts
125Rockdale County18.8-4.1 pts
126DeKalb County18.5-4.9 pts
127Pickens County17.8-2 pts
128White County17.6-5.5 pts
128Whitfield County17.6-1.9 pts
130Newton County17.5-4.9 pts
131Dade County17.3-1 pts
132Lumpkin County17.2-1.4 pts
132Morgan County17.2-3.2 pts
134Jones County17-3.6 pts
135Walton County16.7-1.2 pts
136Douglas County16.6-4.3 pts
137Gordon County16.2-10.6 pts
138Bartow County16.1-1 pts
139Houston County16-1.5 pts
140Monroe County15.6-2.9 pts
141Catoosa County15.2-1.3 pts
142Barrow County13.5-1.5 pts
142Lee County13.5-4.5 pts
144Gwinnett County13.1+0.3 pts
145Henry County12.8+0.5 pts
146Jackson County12.3-0.9 pts
147Coweta County12-2.1 pts
147Dawson County12-1.4 pts
147Pike County12-2.6 pts
150Effingham County11.9-0.4 pts
151Cobb County11.7-1.5 pts
152Harris County10.5-2.3 pts
153Bryan County10.4-1.1 pts
154Paulding County9.3-2.4 pts
155Cherokee County8.3-1.1 pts
156Columbia County7.4-2.4 pts
157Fayette County7.1-0.5 pts
158Oconee County6.6-0.3 pts
159Forsyth County5.1-0.3 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Treutlen County, with 47.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forsyth County, with 5.1% in 2019.

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