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

Terrell County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2022, at 47.7%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 25% and the figure for Georgia was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.7Terrell County
Lowest4Forsyth County
Median25159 counties
Georgia17.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 29 %Atkinson County: 30.2 %Bacon County: 31.6 %Baker County: 39 %Baldwin County: 29.3 %Banks County: 16.3 %Barrow County: 11.8 %Bartow County: 13.4 %Ben Hill County: 36.4 %Berrien County: 31.7 %Bibb County: 31.2 %Bleckley County: 25.9 %Brantley County: 24 %Brooks County: 35.4 %Bryan County: 9.6 %Bulloch County: 22.9 %Burke County: 29.5 %Butts County: 19.1 %Calhoun County: 38.3 %Camden County: 16.7 %Candler County: 30.9 %Carroll County: 17.2 %Catoosa County: 14 %Charlton County: 28.2 %Chatham County: 20.9 %Chattahoochee County: 15.9 %Chattooga County: 24.3 %Cherokee County: 6.6 %Clarke County: 24.9 %Clay County: 38.6 %Clayton County: 19.7 %Clinch County: 27.3 %Cobb County: 9.7 %Coffee County: 25.9 %Colquitt County: 31.4 %Columbia County: 8.4 %Cook County: 28.8 %Coweta County: 10.1 %Crawford County: 23.3 %Crisp County: 37.5 %Dade County: 14.2 %Dawson County: 11.1 %Decatur County: 32.4 %DeKalb County: 19.2 %Dodge County: 33.3 %Dooly County: 32.3 %Dougherty County: 41.3 %Douglas County: 14.4 %Early County: 35.8 %Echols County: 30.2 %Effingham County: 10.1 %Elbert County: 26.3 %Emanuel County: 28 %Evans County: 30.7 %Fannin County: 18.1 %Fayette County: 7.8 %Floyd County: 17.8 %Forsyth County: 4 %Franklin County: 20.2 %Fulton County: 17.4 %Gilmer County: 20.7 %Glascock County: 18.6 %Glynn County: 20.9 %Gordon County: 15.1 %Grady County: 32.6 %Greene County: 23.9 %Gwinnett County: 10.9 %Habersham County: 15.8 %Hall County: 17.3 %Hancock County: 37.9 %Haralson County: 19.3 %Harris County: 10.4 %Hart County: 20.4 %Heard County: 21.2 %Henry County: 11.7 %Houston County: 15.6 %Irwin County: 27.9 %Jackson County: 9.9 %Jasper County: 18.7 %Jeff Davis County: 28.6 %Jefferson County: 33.8 %Jenkins County: 34.8 %Johnson County: 32.7 %Jones County: 16 %Lamar County: 19.2 %Lanier County: 27 %Laurens County: 30.7 %Lee County: 13.1 %Liberty County: 19.4 %Lincoln County: 24.7 %Long County: 20.3 %Lowndes County: 19.3 %Lumpkin County: 13.9 %McDuffie County: 26.2 %McIntosh County: 30.8 %Macon County: 32.8 %Madison County: 14.7 %Marion County: 30 %Meriwether County: 26.8 %Miller County: 28.4 %Mitchell County: 32.8 %Monroe County: 14.8 %Montgomery County: 28.9 %Morgan County: 15.6 %Murray County: 19.1 %Muscogee County: 25.6 %Newton County: 18.5 %Oconee County: 6.2 %Oglethorpe County: 18.3 %Paulding County: 9.4 %Peach County: 25.9 %Pickens County: 14.9 %Pierce County: 22 %Pike County: 10.9 %Polk County: 19.8 %Pulaski County: 25.5 %Putnam County: 21.9 %Quitman County: 34.5 %Rabun County: 19.4 %Randolph County: 39.8 %Richmond County: 26.4 %Rockdale County: 18 %Schley County: 22.3 %Screven County: 29.8 %Seminole County: 35.3 %Spalding County: 31.3 %Stephens County: 20.5 %Stewart County: 37.8 %Sumter County: 33.5 %Talbot County: 35.5 %Taliaferro County: 30.7 %Tattnall County: 28.6 %Taylor County: 33.5 %Telfair County: 35 %Terrell County: 47.7 %Thomas County: 26.8 %Tift County: 23.5 %Toombs County: 28 %Towns County: 19.9 %Treutlen County: 30.8 %Troup County: 26.5 %Turner County: 35.6 %Twiggs County: 32.8 %Union County: 16.5 %Upson County: 28.6 %Walker County: 19.9 %Walton County: 14.7 %Ware County: 27.6 %Warren County: 37.5 %Washington County: 30.1 %Wayne County: 25 %Webster County: 29.3 %Wheeler County: 31.4 %White County: 17.1 %Whitfield County: 17.1 %Wilcox County: 30.9 %Wilkes County: 28.2 %Wilkinson County: 26.3 %Worth County: 32.4 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Terrell County: 47.7 %Terrell County47.7Dougherty County: 41.3 %Dougherty County41.3Randolph County: 39.8 %Randolph County39.8Baker County: 39 %Baker County39Clay County: 38.6 %Clay County38.6Calhoun County: 38.3 %Calhoun County38.3Hancock County: 37.9 %Hancock County37.9Stewart County: 37.8 %Stewart County37.8Crisp County: 37.5 %Crisp County37.5Warren County: 37.5 %Warren County37.5Ben Hill County: 36.4 %Ben Hill County36.4Early County: 35.8 %Early County35.8Turner County: 35.6 %Turner County35.6Talbot County: 35.5 %Talbot County35.5Brooks County: 35.4 %Brooks County35.4Seminole County: 35.3 %Seminole County35.3Telfair County: 35 %Telfair County35Jenkins County: 34.8 %Jenkins County34.8Quitman County: 34.5 %Quitman County34.5Jefferson County: 33.8 %Jefferson County33.8Sumter County: 33.5 %Sumter County33.5Taylor County: 33.5 %Taylor County33.5Dodge County: 33.3 %Dodge County33.3Macon County: 32.8 %Macon County32.8Mitchell County: 32.8 %Mitchell County32.8Twiggs County: 32.8 %Twiggs County32.8Johnson County: 32.7 %Johnson County32.7Grady County: 32.6 %Grady County32.6Decatur County: 32.4 %Decatur County32.4Worth County: 32.4 %Worth County32.4Dooly County: 32.3 %Dooly County32.3Berrien County: 31.7 %Berrien County31.7Bacon County: 31.6 %Bacon County31.6Colquitt County: 31.4 %Colquitt County31.4Wheeler County: 31.4 %Wheeler County31.4Spalding County: 31.3 %Spalding County31.3Bibb County: 31.2 %Bibb County31.2Candler County: 30.9 %Candler County30.9Wilcox County: 30.9 %Wilcox County30.9McIntosh County: 30.8 %McIntosh County30.8Terrell County: 47.7 %Terrell County47.7Dougherty County: 41.3 %Dougherty County41.3Randolph County: 39.8 %Randolph County39.8Baker County: 39 %Baker County39Clay County: 38.6 %Clay County38.6Calhoun County: 38.3 %Calhoun County38.3Hancock County: 37.9 %Hancock County37.9Stewart County: 37.8 %Stewart County37.8Crisp County: 37.5 %Crisp County37.5Warren County: 37.5 %Warren County37.5Ben Hill County: 36.4 %Ben Hill County36.4Early County: 35.8 %Early County35.8Turner County: 35.6 %Turner County35.6Talbot County: 35.5 %Talbot County35.5Brooks County: 35.4 %Brooks County35.4Seminole County: 35.3 %Seminole County35.3Telfair County: 35 %Telfair County35Jenkins County: 34.8 %Jenkins County34.8Quitman County: 34.5 %Quitman County34.5Jefferson County: 33.8 %Jefferson County33.8Sumter County: 33.5 %Sumter County33.5Taylor County: 33.5 %Taylor County33.5Dodge County: 33.3 %Dodge County33.3Macon County: 32.8 %Macon County32.8Mitchell County: 32.8 %Mitchell County32.8Twiggs County: 32.8 %Twiggs County32.8Johnson County: 32.7 %Johnson County32.7Grady County: 32.6 %Grady County32.6Decatur County: 32.4 %Decatur County32.4Worth County: 32.4 %Worth County32.4Dooly County: 32.3 %Dooly County32.3Berrien County: 31.7 %Berrien County31.7Bacon County: 31.6 %Bacon County31.6Colquitt County: 31.4 %Colquitt County31.4Wheeler County: 31.4 %Wheeler County31.4Spalding County: 31.3 %Spalding County31.3Bibb County: 31.2 %Bibb County31.2Candler County: 30.9 %Candler County30.9Wilcox County: 30.9 %Wilcox County30.9McIntosh County: 30.8 %McIntosh County30.8
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Terrell County47.7+5.4 pts
2Dougherty County41.3+2.9 pts
3Randolph County39.8-1.4 pts
4Baker County39-2.5 pts
5Clay County38.60 pts
6Calhoun County38.3-0.8 pts
7Hancock County37.9-6.1 pts
8Stewart County37.8+1.4 pts
9Crisp County37.5-1.1 pts
9Warren County37.5-2.6 pts
11Ben Hill County36.4+2 pts
12Early County35.8-5.7 pts
13Turner County35.6-3.9 pts
14Talbot County35.5-3.4 pts
15Brooks County35.4-0.6 pts
16Seminole County35.3-1.6 pts
17Telfair County35-3.3 pts
18Jenkins County34.8-2.4 pts
19Quitman County34.5-6.6 pts
20Jefferson County33.8+2.3 pts
21Sumter County33.5-6.2 pts
21Taylor County33.5-1.2 pts
23Dodge County33.3+1.6 pts
24Macon County32.8-4.8 pts
24Mitchell County32.8-1.2 pts
24Twiggs County32.8+0.8 pts
27Johnson County32.7+0.4 pts
28Grady County32.6+1.3 pts
29Decatur County32.4-3.3 pts
29Worth County32.4+0.2 pts
31Dooly County32.3-1.5 pts
32Berrien County31.7+3.8 pts
33Bacon County31.6-4.1 pts
34Colquitt County31.4+0.6 pts
34Wheeler County31.4-3.4 pts
36Spalding County31.3-3.4 pts
37Bibb County31.2-7.8 pts
38Candler County30.9-3.1 pts
38Wilcox County30.9-4.6 pts
40McIntosh County30.8-3.4 pts
40Treutlen County30.8-3.5 pts
42Evans County30.7-6.4 pts
42Laurens County30.70 pts
42Taliaferro County30.7-6.8 pts
45Atkinson County30.2-8.5 pts
45Echols County30.2-1.5 pts
47Washington County30.1-3.1 pts
48Marion County30-2.9 pts
49Screven County29.8-2.1 pts
50Burke County29.5-1 pts
51Baldwin County29.3-2.3 pts
51Webster County29.3-2.6 pts
53Appling County29+1.4 pts
54Montgomery County28.9+1.6 pts
55Cook County28.8-1.7 pts
56Jeff Davis County28.6-1.3 pts
56Tattnall County28.6-5.2 pts
56Upson County28.6-0.5 pts
59Miller County28.4-7.4 pts
60Charlton County28.2-5.3 pts
60Wilkes County28.2-5.4 pts
62Emanuel County28-5.2 pts
62Toombs County28-5.1 pts
64Irwin County27.9-2 pts
65Ware County27.6-6.8 pts
66Clinch County27.3-4.1 pts
67Lanier County27-4.4 pts
68Meriwether County26.8-11.7 pts
68Thomas County26.8-2.1 pts
70Troup County26.5+1.9 pts
71Richmond County26.4-7.4 pts
72Elbert County26.3-4 pts
72Wilkinson County26.3-9.4 pts
74McDuffie County26.2-5 pts
75Bleckley County25.9-2.9 pts
75Coffee County25.9-9.1 pts
75Peach County25.9-4.1 pts
78Muscogee County25.6-3.6 pts
79Pulaski County25.5-5.3 pts
80Wayne County25-7.3 pts
81Clarke County24.9-0.5 pts
82Lincoln County24.7-1.8 pts
83Chattooga County24.3-4.3 pts
84Brantley County24-3.4 pts
85Greene County23.9-2.5 pts
86Tift County23.5-8.3 pts
87Crawford County23.3-3 pts
88Bulloch County22.9-2.4 pts
89Schley County22.3-0.3 pts
90Pierce County22-1 pts
91Putnam County21.9-5.9 pts
92Heard County21.2-4.8 pts
93Chatham County20.9-3.2 pts
93Glynn County20.9-5.2 pts
95Gilmer County20.7-2.6 pts
96Stephens County20.5-3.6 pts
97Hart County20.4-3.6 pts
98Long County20.3-1.4 pts
99Franklin County20.2-7.5 pts
100Towns County19.9-1.4 pts
100Walker County19.9-0.5 pts
102Polk County19.8-7 pts
103Clayton County19.7-9.4 pts
104Liberty County19.4-6 pts
104Rabun County19.4-2 pts
106Haralson County19.3-1.3 pts
106Lowndes County19.3-14 pts
108DeKalb County19.2-3.2 pts
108Lamar County19.2-3.3 pts
110Butts County19.1-1.5 pts
110Murray County19.1-4.1 pts
112Jasper County18.7-2.1 pts
113Glascock County18.6-0.8 pts
114Newton County18.5-2.8 pts
115Oglethorpe County18.3-1.7 pts
116Fannin County18.1-4.8 pts
117Rockdale County18-4.7 pts
118Floyd County17.8-7.4 pts
119Fulton County17.4-1.9 pts
120Hall County17.3+1.2 pts
121Carroll County17.2-2.8 pts
122White County17.1-2.7 pts
122Whitfield County17.1-2.3 pts
124Camden County16.7+0.1 pts
125Union County16.5-4.7 pts
126Banks County16.3-3.1 pts
127Jones County16-1.5 pts
128Chattahoochee County15.9-1.2 pts
129Habersham County15.8-3.2 pts
130Houston County15.6-0.7 pts
130Morgan County15.6-2.4 pts
132Gordon County15.1-2.4 pts
133Pickens County14.9-1.9 pts
134Monroe County14.8-2.3 pts
135Madison County14.7-7.7 pts
135Walton County14.7-0.4 pts
137Douglas County14.4-6.4 pts
138Dade County14.2-2.5 pts
139Catoosa County14-3.2 pts
140Lumpkin County13.9-3 pts
141Bartow County13.4-3.9 pts
142Lee County13.1-1.7 pts
143Barrow County11.8-1.5 pts
144Henry County11.7-2.3 pts
145Dawson County11.1-2.8 pts
146Gwinnett County10.9-4.7 pts
146Pike County10.9-1.8 pts
148Harris County10.4+0.7 pts
149Coweta County10.1-2.4 pts
149Effingham County10.1-2.5 pts
151Jackson County9.9-3.4 pts
152Cobb County9.7-2.5 pts
153Bryan County9.6-1.6 pts
154Paulding County9.4-1.7 pts
155Columbia County8.4-0.8 pts
156Fayette County7.8-0.8 pts
157Cherokee County6.6-2.6 pts
158Oconee County6.2-0.1 pts
159Forsyth County4-1.6 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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Terrell County, with 47.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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