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

Mitchell County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2020, at 50.1%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 27.3% and the figure for Georgia was 19.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.1Mitchell County
Lowest5.4Forsyth County
Median27.3159 counties
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Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 29.9 %Atkinson County: 33.8 %Bacon County: 29 %Baker County: 39.5 %Baldwin County: 30.9 %Banks County: 17.2 %Barrow County: 13 %Bartow County: 15.3 %Ben Hill County: 32.7 %Berrien County: 26.6 %Bibb County: 37.4 %Bleckley County: 28.1 %Brantley County: 26.6 %Brooks County: 32.5 %Bryan County: 9.8 %Bulloch County: 23.1 %Burke County: 31.6 %Butts County: 37 %Calhoun County: 35.9 %Camden County: 12.9 %Candler County: 31.8 %Carroll County: 21.5 %Catoosa County: 14.2 %Charlton County: 30.6 %Chatham County: 24.5 %Chattahoochee County: 14.7 %Chattooga County: 26.7 %Cherokee County: 8.8 %Clarke County: 23.1 %Clay County: 43.3 %Clayton County: 25 %Clinch County: 29.9 %Cobb County: 10.6 %Coffee County: 32.7 %Colquitt County: 28.9 %Columbia County: 8.5 %Cook County: 29.8 %Coweta County: 11.8 %Crawford County: 25.1 %Crisp County: 36 %Dade County: 15.5 %Dawson County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 36.8 %DeKalb County: 23.8 %Dodge County: 27.8 %Dooly County: 35.2 %Dougherty County: 38.1 %Douglas County: 16.5 %Early County: 36.2 %Echols County: 31.2 %Effingham County: 11.3 %Elbert County: 38 %Emanuel County: 34.3 %Evans County: 29.5 %Fannin County: 24.1 %Fayette County: 7.2 %Floyd County: 26.2 %Forsyth County: 5.4 %Franklin County: 23.7 %Fulton County: 17.5 %Gilmer County: 23.5 %Glascock County: 18.5 %Glynn County: 24.5 %Gordon County: 15 %Grady County: 27.4 %Greene County: 28.5 %Gwinnett County: 13.5 %Habersham County: 16.8 %Hall County: 19.6 %Hancock County: 41.2 %Haralson County: 20 %Harris County: 11.1 %Hart County: 22 %Heard County: 21.2 %Henry County: 13.1 %Houston County: 15.6 %Irwin County: 30.9 %Jackson County: 11.4 %Jasper County: 21.6 %Jeff Davis County: 29.4 %Jefferson County: 33.1 %Jenkins County: 35.7 %Johnson County: 30.7 %Jones County: 16.6 %Lamar County: 20.9 %Lanier County: 31.9 %Laurens County: 31 %Lee County: 14.7 %Liberty County: 22.6 %Lincoln County: 27.5 %Long County: 23.5 %Lowndes County: 27.3 %Lumpkin County: 16.2 %McDuffie County: 27.8 %McIntosh County: 32 %Macon County: 38 %Madison County: 19.7 %Marion County: 31.8 %Meriwether County: 33.3 %Miller County: 29 %Mitchell County: 50.1 %Monroe County: 17.9 %Montgomery County: 26 %Morgan County: 18.1 %Murray County: 23.3 %Muscogee County: 29.8 %Newton County: 21.4 %Oconee County: 6.8 %Oglethorpe County: 20.6 %Paulding County: 9.9 %Peach County: 28.6 %Pickens County: 18 %Pierce County: 24 %Pike County: 12.5 %Polk County: 22.6 %Pulaski County: 27.6 %Putnam County: 27.3 %Quitman County: 40.3 %Rabun County: 22.6 %Randolph County: 38.9 %Richmond County: 38.7 %Rockdale County: 20.5 %Schley County: 21.8 %Screven County: 30.5 %Seminole County: 34.2 %Spalding County: 25.6 %Stephens County: 22.9 %Stewart County: 31.6 %Sumter County: 36.4 %Talbot County: 35.9 %Taliaferro County: 33.2 %Tattnall County: 28.1 %Taylor County: 32.5 %Telfair County: 32.8 %Terrell County: 45 %Thomas County: 23.6 %Tift County: 29.9 %Toombs County: 33.2 %Towns County: 19.8 %Treutlen County: 31.2 %Troup County: 23.1 %Turner County: 37.9 %Twiggs County: 29 %Union County: 21.4 %Upson County: 28 %Walker County: 18.7 %Walton County: 15.8 %Ware County: 39.8 %Warren County: 39.1 %Washington County: 28.8 %Wayne County: 27.8 %Webster County: 28 %Wheeler County: 33.7 %White County: 19.5 %Whitfield County: 17.7 %Wilcox County: 31.8 %Wilkes County: 31.9 %Wilkinson County: 32 %Worth County: 29.2 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Mitchell County: 50.1 %Mitchell County50.1Terrell County: 45 %Terrell County45Clay County: 43.3 %Clay County43.3Hancock County: 41.2 %Hancock County41.2Quitman County: 40.3 %Quitman County40.3Ware County: 39.8 %Ware County39.8Baker County: 39.5 %Baker County39.5Warren County: 39.1 %Warren County39.1Randolph County: 38.9 %Randolph County38.9Richmond County: 38.7 %Richmond County38.7Dougherty County: 38.1 %Dougherty County38.1Elbert County: 38 %Elbert County38Macon County: 38 %Macon County38Turner County: 37.9 %Turner County37.9Bibb County: 37.4 %Bibb County37.4Butts County: 37 %Butts County37Decatur County: 36.8 %Decatur County36.8Sumter County: 36.4 %Sumter County36.4Early County: 36.2 %Early County36.2Crisp County: 36 %Crisp County36Calhoun County: 35.9 %Calhoun County35.9Talbot County: 35.9 %Talbot County35.9Jenkins County: 35.7 %Jenkins County35.7Dooly County: 35.2 %Dooly County35.2Emanuel County: 34.3 %Emanuel County34.3Seminole County: 34.2 %Seminole County34.2Atkinson County: 33.8 %Atkinson County33.8Wheeler County: 33.7 %Wheeler County33.7Meriwether County: 33.3 %Meriwether County33.3Taliaferro County: 33.2 %Taliaferro County33.2Toombs County: 33.2 %Toombs County33.2Jefferson County: 33.1 %Jefferson County33.1Telfair County: 32.8 %Telfair County32.8Ben Hill County: 32.7 %Ben Hill County32.7Coffee County: 32.7 %Coffee County32.7Brooks County: 32.5 %Brooks County32.5Taylor County: 32.5 %Taylor County32.5McIntosh County: 32 %McIntosh County32Wilkinson County: 32 %Wilkinson County32Lanier County: 31.9 %Lanier County31.9Mitchell County: 50.1 %Mitchell County50.1Terrell County: 45 %Terrell County45Clay County: 43.3 %Clay County43.3Hancock County: 41.2 %Hancock County41.2Quitman County: 40.3 %Quitman County40.3Ware County: 39.8 %Ware County39.8Baker County: 39.5 %Baker County39.5Warren County: 39.1 %Warren County39.1Randolph County: 38.9 %Randolph County38.9Richmond County: 38.7 %Richmond County38.7Dougherty County: 38.1 %Dougherty County38.1Elbert County: 38 %Elbert County38Macon County: 38 %Macon County38Turner County: 37.9 %Turner County37.9Bibb County: 37.4 %Bibb County37.4Butts County: 37 %Butts County37Decatur County: 36.8 %Decatur County36.8Sumter County: 36.4 %Sumter County36.4Early County: 36.2 %Early County36.2Crisp County: 36 %Crisp County36Calhoun County: 35.9 %Calhoun County35.9Talbot County: 35.9 %Talbot County35.9Jenkins County: 35.7 %Jenkins County35.7Dooly County: 35.2 %Dooly County35.2Emanuel County: 34.3 %Emanuel County34.3Seminole County: 34.2 %Seminole County34.2Atkinson County: 33.8 %Atkinson County33.8Wheeler County: 33.7 %Wheeler County33.7Meriwether County: 33.3 %Meriwether County33.3Taliaferro County: 33.2 %Taliaferro County33.2Toombs County: 33.2 %Toombs County33.2Jefferson County: 33.1 %Jefferson County33.1Telfair County: 32.8 %Telfair County32.8Ben Hill County: 32.7 %Ben Hill County32.7Coffee County: 32.7 %Coffee County32.7Brooks County: 32.5 %Brooks County32.5Taylor County: 32.5 %Taylor County32.5McIntosh County: 32 %McIntosh County32Wilkinson County: 32 %Wilkinson County32Lanier County: 31.9 %Lanier County31.9
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Mitchell County50.1+7.8 pts
2Terrell County45+5.2 pts
3Clay County43.3+1.4 pts
4Hancock County41.2-2.3 pts
5Quitman County40.3+4.3 pts
6Ware County39.8-2.1 pts
7Baker County39.5-0.3 pts
8Warren County39.1-1.2 pts
9Randolph County38.9+1.4 pts
10Richmond County38.7+4.3 pts
11Dougherty County38.1-1.4 pts
12Elbert County38+8.5 pts
12Macon County38-3 pts
14Turner County37.9-5.1 pts
15Bibb County37.4+1 pts
16Butts County37+16 pts
17Decatur County36.8+1.2 pts
18Sumter County36.4-2 pts
19Early County36.2-4.6 pts
20Crisp County36-7.9 pts
21Calhoun County35.9-3.1 pts
21Talbot County35.9+2.8 pts
23Jenkins County35.7-1.3 pts
24Dooly County35.2-6.3 pts
25Emanuel County34.3+3.7 pts
26Seminole County34.2-2 pts
27Atkinson County33.8-3 pts
28Wheeler County33.7+0.1 pts
29Meriwether County33.3+2.2 pts
30Taliaferro County33.2-2.1 pts
30Toombs County33.2+3.5 pts
32Jefferson County33.1-2.5 pts
33Telfair County32.8-1.2 pts
34Ben Hill County32.7+0.7 pts
34Coffee County32.7+4.4 pts
36Brooks County32.5-2.8 pts
36Taylor County32.5+0.4 pts
38McIntosh County32+0.5 pts
38Wilkinson County32+2.6 pts
40Lanier County31.9+3.3 pts
40Wilkes County31.9+0.7 pts
42Candler County31.8-2.5 pts
42Marion County31.8-0.6 pts
42Wilcox County31.8-7.1 pts
45Burke County31.6-4.7 pts
45Stewart County31.6-4.8 pts
47Echols County31.2+0.2 pts
47Treutlen County31.2-16.6 pts
49Laurens County31-0.4 pts
50Baldwin County30.9+1.5 pts
50Irwin County30.9+1.7 pts
52Johnson County30.7-0.9 pts
53Charlton County30.6-7.6 pts
54Screven County30.5-2.5 pts
55Appling County29.9-1.1 pts
55Clinch County29.9-0.7 pts
55Tift County29.9-1.1 pts
58Cook County29.8-2.4 pts
58Muscogee County29.8+4.4 pts
60Evans County29.5-6.5 pts
61Jeff Davis County29.4-3 pts
62Worth County29.2-2.3 pts
63Bacon County29-2.1 pts
63Miller County29-2.3 pts
63Twiggs County29-1.4 pts
66Colquitt County28.9-3 pts
67Washington County28.8-0.4 pts
68Peach County28.6+1.6 pts
69Greene County28.5+0.9 pts
70Bleckley County28.1+2.6 pts
70Tattnall County28.1-5.5 pts
72Upson County28-0.6 pts
72Webster County28-0.4 pts
74Dodge County27.8-0.5 pts
74McDuffie County27.8-1.6 pts
74Wayne County27.8+1.2 pts
77Pulaski County27.60 pts
78Lincoln County27.5+1.1 pts
79Grady County27.4-1.7 pts
80Lowndes County27.3-1.3 pts
80Putnam County27.3-0.2 pts
82Chattooga County26.7+3.9 pts
83Berrien County26.6-2 pts
83Brantley County26.6-0.3 pts
85Floyd County26.2+2.1 pts
86Montgomery County26-1.2 pts
87Spalding County25.6-3.4 pts
88Crawford County25.1+0.9 pts
89Clayton County25+0.6 pts
90Chatham County24.5+2.9 pts
90Glynn County24.5-1.4 pts
92Fannin County24.1+1.4 pts
93Pierce County24+0.3 pts
94DeKalb County23.8+5.3 pts
95Franklin County23.7-2 pts
96Thomas County23.6-1.4 pts
97Gilmer County23.5-2.2 pts
97Long County23.5+1.8 pts
99Murray County23.3+2.5 pts
100Bulloch County23.1+1.7 pts
100Clarke County23.1-4.2 pts
100Troup County23.1-4.2 pts
103Stephens County22.9-0.3 pts
104Liberty County22.6+0.9 pts
104Polk County22.6-0.1 pts
104Rabun County22.6+1.7 pts
107Hart County22+0.8 pts
108Schley County21.8-1.5 pts
109Jasper County21.6+1.8 pts
110Carroll County21.5-0.3 pts
111Newton County21.4+3.9 pts
111Union County21.4+2 pts
113Heard County21.2-3.5 pts
114Lamar County20.9-0.5 pts
115Oglethorpe County20.6+1.7 pts
116Rockdale County20.5+1.7 pts
117Haralson County20-0.2 pts
118Towns County19.8+0.6 pts
119Madison County19.7-5.4 pts
120Hall County19.6-2.2 pts
121White County19.5+1.9 pts
122Walker County18.7-1.4 pts
123Glascock County18.5-2.3 pts
124Morgan County18.1+0.9 pts
125Pickens County18+0.2 pts
126Monroe County17.9+2.3 pts
127Whitfield County17.7+0.1 pts
128Fulton County17.5-4.3 pts
129Banks County17.2-1.9 pts
130Habersham County16.8-3.2 pts
131Jones County16.6-0.4 pts
132Douglas County16.5-0.1 pts
133Lumpkin County16.2-1 pts
134Walton County15.8-0.9 pts
135Houston County15.6-0.4 pts
136Dade County15.5-1.8 pts
137Bartow County15.3-0.8 pts
138Gordon County15-1.2 pts
139Chattahoochee County14.7-8.8 pts
139Lee County14.7+1.2 pts
141Catoosa County14.2-1 pts
142Gwinnett County13.5+0.4 pts
143Henry County13.1+0.3 pts
144Barrow County13-0.5 pts
145Camden County12.9-7.4 pts
146Dawson County12.6+0.6 pts
147Pike County12.5+0.5 pts
148Coweta County11.8-0.2 pts
149Jackson County11.4-0.9 pts
150Effingham County11.3-0.6 pts
151Harris County11.1+0.6 pts
152Cobb County10.6-1.1 pts
153Paulding County9.9+0.6 pts
154Bryan County9.8-0.6 pts
155Cherokee County8.8+0.5 pts
156Columbia County8.5+1.1 pts
157Fayette County7.2+0.1 pts
158Oconee County6.8+0.2 pts
159Forsyth County5.4+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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2020 (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), 2020}},
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