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

Hancock County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2021, at 44%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 28.6% and the figure for Georgia was 20.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44Hancock County
Lowest5.6Forsyth County
Median28.6159 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 27.6 %Atkinson County: 38.7 %Bacon County: 35.7 %Baker County: 41.5 %Baldwin County: 31.6 %Banks County: 19.4 %Barrow County: 13.3 %Bartow County: 17.3 %Ben Hill County: 34.4 %Berrien County: 27.9 %Bibb County: 39 %Bleckley County: 28.8 %Brantley County: 27.4 %Brooks County: 36 %Bryan County: 11.2 %Bulloch County: 25.3 %Burke County: 30.5 %Butts County: 20.6 %Calhoun County: 39.1 %Camden County: 16.6 %Candler County: 34 %Carroll County: 20 %Catoosa County: 17.2 %Charlton County: 33.5 %Chatham County: 24.1 %Chattahoochee County: 17.1 %Chattooga County: 28.6 %Cherokee County: 9.2 %Clarke County: 25.4 %Clay County: 38.6 %Clayton County: 29.1 %Clinch County: 31.4 %Cobb County: 12.2 %Coffee County: 35 %Colquitt County: 30.8 %Columbia County: 9.2 %Cook County: 30.5 %Coweta County: 12.5 %Crawford County: 26.3 %Crisp County: 38.6 %Dade County: 16.7 %Dawson County: 13.9 %Decatur County: 35.7 %DeKalb County: 22.4 %Dodge County: 31.7 %Dooly County: 33.8 %Dougherty County: 38.4 %Douglas County: 20.8 %Early County: 41.5 %Echols County: 31.7 %Effingham County: 12.6 %Elbert County: 30.3 %Emanuel County: 33.2 %Evans County: 37.1 %Fannin County: 22.9 %Fayette County: 8.6 %Floyd County: 25.2 %Forsyth County: 5.6 %Franklin County: 27.7 %Fulton County: 19.3 %Gilmer County: 23.3 %Glascock County: 19.4 %Glynn County: 26.1 %Gordon County: 17.5 %Grady County: 31.3 %Greene County: 26.4 %Gwinnett County: 15.6 %Habersham County: 19 %Hall County: 16.1 %Hancock County: 44 %Haralson County: 20.6 %Harris County: 9.7 %Hart County: 24 %Heard County: 26 %Henry County: 14 %Houston County: 16.3 %Irwin County: 29.9 %Jackson County: 13.3 %Jasper County: 20.8 %Jeff Davis County: 29.9 %Jefferson County: 31.5 %Jenkins County: 37.2 %Johnson County: 32.3 %Jones County: 17.5 %Lamar County: 22.5 %Lanier County: 31.4 %Laurens County: 30.7 %Lee County: 14.8 %Liberty County: 25.4 %Lincoln County: 26.5 %Long County: 21.7 %Lowndes County: 33.3 %Lumpkin County: 16.9 %McDuffie County: 31.2 %McIntosh County: 34.2 %Macon County: 37.6 %Madison County: 22.4 %Marion County: 32.9 %Meriwether County: 38.5 %Miller County: 35.8 %Mitchell County: 34 %Monroe County: 17.1 %Montgomery County: 27.3 %Morgan County: 18 %Murray County: 23.2 %Muscogee County: 29.2 %Newton County: 21.3 %Oconee County: 6.3 %Oglethorpe County: 20 %Paulding County: 11.1 %Peach County: 30 %Pickens County: 16.8 %Pierce County: 23 %Pike County: 12.7 %Polk County: 26.8 %Pulaski County: 30.8 %Putnam County: 27.8 %Quitman County: 41.1 %Rabun County: 21.4 %Randolph County: 41.2 %Richmond County: 33.8 %Rockdale County: 22.7 %Schley County: 22.6 %Screven County: 31.9 %Seminole County: 36.9 %Spalding County: 34.7 %Stephens County: 24.1 %Stewart County: 36.4 %Sumter County: 39.7 %Talbot County: 38.9 %Taliaferro County: 37.5 %Tattnall County: 33.8 %Taylor County: 34.7 %Telfair County: 38.3 %Terrell County: 42.3 %Thomas County: 28.9 %Tift County: 31.8 %Toombs County: 33.1 %Towns County: 21.3 %Treutlen County: 34.3 %Troup County: 24.6 %Turner County: 39.5 %Twiggs County: 32 %Union County: 21.2 %Upson County: 29.1 %Walker County: 20.4 %Walton County: 15.1 %Ware County: 34.4 %Warren County: 40.1 %Washington County: 33.2 %Wayne County: 32.3 %Webster County: 31.9 %Wheeler County: 34.8 %White County: 19.8 %Whitfield County: 19.4 %Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilkes County: 33.6 %Wilkinson County: 35.7 %Worth County: 32.2 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Hancock County: 44 %Hancock County44Terrell County: 42.3 %Terrell County42.3Baker County: 41.5 %Baker County41.5Early County: 41.5 %Early County41.5Randolph County: 41.2 %Randolph County41.2Quitman County: 41.1 %Quitman County41.1Warren County: 40.1 %Warren County40.1Sumter County: 39.7 %Sumter County39.7Turner County: 39.5 %Turner County39.5Calhoun County: 39.1 %Calhoun County39.1Bibb County: 39 %Bibb County39Talbot County: 38.9 %Talbot County38.9Atkinson County: 38.7 %Atkinson County38.7Clay County: 38.6 %Clay County38.6Crisp County: 38.6 %Crisp County38.6Meriwether County: 38.5 %Meriwether County38.5Dougherty County: 38.4 %Dougherty County38.4Telfair County: 38.3 %Telfair County38.3Macon County: 37.6 %Macon County37.6Taliaferro County: 37.5 %Taliaferro County37.5Jenkins County: 37.2 %Jenkins County37.2Evans County: 37.1 %Evans County37.1Seminole County: 36.9 %Seminole County36.9Stewart County: 36.4 %Stewart County36.4Brooks County: 36 %Brooks County36Miller County: 35.8 %Miller County35.8Bacon County: 35.7 %Bacon County35.7Decatur County: 35.7 %Decatur County35.7Wilkinson County: 35.7 %Wilkinson County35.7Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilcox County35.5Coffee County: 35 %Coffee County35Wheeler County: 34.8 %Wheeler County34.8Spalding County: 34.7 %Spalding County34.7Taylor County: 34.7 %Taylor County34.7Ben Hill County: 34.4 %Ben Hill County34.4Ware County: 34.4 %Ware County34.4Treutlen County: 34.3 %Treutlen County34.3McIntosh County: 34.2 %McIntosh County34.2Candler County: 34 %Candler County34Mitchell County: 34 %Mitchell County34Hancock County: 44 %Hancock County44Terrell County: 42.3 %Terrell County42.3Baker County: 41.5 %Baker County41.5Early County: 41.5 %Early County41.5Randolph County: 41.2 %Randolph County41.2Quitman County: 41.1 %Quitman County41.1Warren County: 40.1 %Warren County40.1Sumter County: 39.7 %Sumter County39.7Turner County: 39.5 %Turner County39.5Calhoun County: 39.1 %Calhoun County39.1Bibb County: 39 %Bibb County39Talbot County: 38.9 %Talbot County38.9Atkinson County: 38.7 %Atkinson County38.7Clay County: 38.6 %Clay County38.6Crisp County: 38.6 %Crisp County38.6Meriwether County: 38.5 %Meriwether County38.5Dougherty County: 38.4 %Dougherty County38.4Telfair County: 38.3 %Telfair County38.3Macon County: 37.6 %Macon County37.6Taliaferro County: 37.5 %Taliaferro County37.5Jenkins County: 37.2 %Jenkins County37.2Evans County: 37.1 %Evans County37.1Seminole County: 36.9 %Seminole County36.9Stewart County: 36.4 %Stewart County36.4Brooks County: 36 %Brooks County36Miller County: 35.8 %Miller County35.8Bacon County: 35.7 %Bacon County35.7Decatur County: 35.7 %Decatur County35.7Wilkinson County: 35.7 %Wilkinson County35.7Wilcox County: 35.5 %Wilcox County35.5Coffee County: 35 %Coffee County35Wheeler County: 34.8 %Wheeler County34.8Spalding County: 34.7 %Spalding County34.7Taylor County: 34.7 %Taylor County34.7Ben Hill County: 34.4 %Ben Hill County34.4Ware County: 34.4 %Ware County34.4Treutlen County: 34.3 %Treutlen County34.3McIntosh County: 34.2 %McIntosh County34.2Candler County: 34 %Candler County34Mitchell County: 34 %Mitchell County34
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Hancock County44+2.8 pts
2Terrell County42.3-2.7 pts
3Baker County41.5+2 pts
3Early County41.5+5.3 pts
5Randolph County41.2+2.3 pts
6Quitman County41.1+0.8 pts
7Warren County40.1+1 pts
8Sumter County39.7+3.3 pts
9Turner County39.5+1.6 pts
10Calhoun County39.1+3.2 pts
11Bibb County39+1.6 pts
12Talbot County38.9+3 pts
13Atkinson County38.7+4.9 pts
14Clay County38.6-4.7 pts
14Crisp County38.6+2.6 pts
16Meriwether County38.5+5.2 pts
17Dougherty County38.4+0.3 pts
18Telfair County38.3+5.5 pts
19Macon County37.6-0.4 pts
20Taliaferro County37.5+4.3 pts
21Jenkins County37.2+1.5 pts
22Evans County37.1+7.6 pts
23Seminole County36.9+2.7 pts
24Stewart County36.4+4.8 pts
25Brooks County36+3.5 pts
26Miller County35.8+6.8 pts
27Bacon County35.7+6.7 pts
27Decatur County35.7-1.1 pts
27Wilkinson County35.7+3.7 pts
30Wilcox County35.5+3.7 pts
31Coffee County35+2.3 pts
32Wheeler County34.8+1.1 pts
33Spalding County34.7+9.1 pts
33Taylor County34.7+2.2 pts
35Ben Hill County34.4+1.7 pts
35Ware County34.4-5.4 pts
37Treutlen County34.3+3.1 pts
38McIntosh County34.2+2.2 pts
39Candler County34+2.2 pts
39Mitchell County34-16.1 pts
41Dooly County33.8-1.4 pts
41Richmond County33.8-4.9 pts
41Tattnall County33.8+5.7 pts
44Wilkes County33.6+1.7 pts
45Charlton County33.5+2.9 pts
46Lowndes County33.3+6 pts
47Emanuel County33.2-1.1 pts
47Washington County33.2+4.4 pts
49Toombs County33.1-0.1 pts
50Marion County32.9+1.1 pts
51Johnson County32.3+1.6 pts
51Wayne County32.3+4.5 pts
53Worth County32.2+3 pts
54Twiggs County32+3 pts
55Screven County31.9+1.4 pts
55Webster County31.9+3.9 pts
57Tift County31.8+1.9 pts
58Dodge County31.7+3.9 pts
58Echols County31.7+0.5 pts
60Baldwin County31.6+0.7 pts
61Jefferson County31.5-1.6 pts
62Clinch County31.4+1.5 pts
62Lanier County31.4-0.5 pts
64Grady County31.3+3.9 pts
65McDuffie County31.2+3.4 pts
66Colquitt County30.8+1.9 pts
66Pulaski County30.8+3.2 pts
68Laurens County30.7-0.3 pts
69Burke County30.5-1.1 pts
69Cook County30.5+0.7 pts
71Elbert County30.3-7.7 pts
72Peach County30+1.4 pts
73Irwin County29.9-1 pts
73Jeff Davis County29.9+0.5 pts
75Muscogee County29.2-0.6 pts
76Clayton County29.1+4.1 pts
76Upson County29.1+1.1 pts
78Thomas County28.9+5.3 pts
79Bleckley County28.8+0.7 pts
80Chattooga County28.6+1.9 pts
81Berrien County27.9+1.3 pts
82Putnam County27.8+0.5 pts
83Franklin County27.7+4 pts
84Appling County27.6-2.3 pts
85Brantley County27.4+0.8 pts
86Montgomery County27.3+1.3 pts
87Polk County26.8+4.2 pts
88Lincoln County26.5-1 pts
89Greene County26.4-2.1 pts
90Crawford County26.3+1.2 pts
91Glynn County26.1+1.6 pts
92Heard County26+4.8 pts
93Clarke County25.4+2.3 pts
93Liberty County25.4+2.8 pts
95Bulloch County25.3+2.2 pts
96Floyd County25.2-1 pts
97Troup County24.6+1.5 pts
98Chatham County24.1-0.4 pts
98Stephens County24.1+1.2 pts
100Hart County24+2 pts
101Gilmer County23.3-0.2 pts
102Murray County23.2-0.1 pts
103Pierce County23-1 pts
104Fannin County22.9-1.2 pts
105Rockdale County22.7+2.2 pts
106Schley County22.6+0.8 pts
107Lamar County22.5+1.6 pts
108DeKalb County22.4-1.4 pts
108Madison County22.4+2.7 pts
110Long County21.7-1.8 pts
111Rabun County21.4-1.2 pts
112Newton County21.3-0.1 pts
112Towns County21.3+1.5 pts
114Union County21.2-0.2 pts
115Douglas County20.8+4.3 pts
115Jasper County20.8-0.8 pts
117Butts County20.6-16.4 pts
117Haralson County20.6+0.6 pts
119Walker County20.4+1.7 pts
120Carroll County20-1.5 pts
120Oglethorpe County20-0.6 pts
122White County19.8+0.3 pts
123Banks County19.4+2.2 pts
123Glascock County19.4+0.9 pts
123Whitfield County19.4+1.7 pts
126Fulton County19.3+1.8 pts
127Habersham County19+2.2 pts
128Morgan County18-0.1 pts
129Gordon County17.5+2.5 pts
129Jones County17.5+0.9 pts
131Bartow County17.3+2 pts
132Catoosa County17.2+3 pts
133Chattahoochee County17.1+2.4 pts
133Monroe County17.1-0.8 pts
135Lumpkin County16.9+0.7 pts
136Pickens County16.8-1.2 pts
137Dade County16.7+1.2 pts
138Camden County16.6+3.7 pts
139Houston County16.3+0.7 pts
140Hall County16.1-3.5 pts
141Gwinnett County15.6+2.1 pts
142Walton County15.1-0.7 pts
143Lee County14.8+0.1 pts
144Henry County14+0.9 pts
145Dawson County13.9+1.3 pts
146Barrow County13.3+0.3 pts
146Jackson County13.3+1.9 pts
148Pike County12.7+0.2 pts
149Effingham County12.6+1.3 pts
150Coweta County12.5+0.7 pts
151Cobb County12.2+1.6 pts
152Bryan County11.2+1.4 pts
153Paulding County11.1+1.2 pts
154Harris County9.7-1.4 pts
155Cherokee County9.2+0.4 pts
155Columbia County9.2+0.7 pts
157Fayette County8.6+1.4 pts
158Oconee County6.3-0.5 pts
159Forsyth County5.6+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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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