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

Talbot County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 159 counties in 2023, at 45.1%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 26.4% and the figure for Georgia was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.1Talbot County
Lowest5.3Forsyth County
Median26.4159 counties
Georgia18.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 33.5 %Atkinson County: 34.3 %Bacon County: 31.1 %Baker County: 39.1 %Baldwin County: 29.2 %Banks County: 16.6 %Barrow County: 15.5 %Bartow County: 13.4 %Ben Hill County: 35.2 %Berrien County: 27.9 %Bibb County: 32 %Bleckley County: 26.8 %Brantley County: 25.8 %Brooks County: 35.5 %Bryan County: 9.4 %Bulloch County: 22.7 %Burke County: 31 %Butts County: 20.4 %Calhoun County: 40.3 %Camden County: 14.3 %Candler County: 31.4 %Carroll County: 18 %Catoosa County: 14.8 %Charlton County: 29.4 %Chatham County: 21.8 %Chattahoochee County: 16.7 %Chattooga County: 29.3 %Cherokee County: 7.4 %Clarke County: 24.8 %Clay County: 39 %Clayton County: 26.6 %Clinch County: 28.4 %Cobb County: 12.1 %Coffee County: 30.3 %Colquitt County: 35.4 %Columbia County: 8.1 %Cook County: 29 %Coweta County: 12.3 %Crawford County: 24.7 %Crisp County: 39.7 %Dade County: 16.4 %Dawson County: 11.6 %Decatur County: 30.5 %DeKalb County: 18.2 %Dodge County: 29.8 %Dooly County: 31.6 %Dougherty County: 36.9 %Douglas County: 17.9 %Early County: 38.3 %Echols County: 31.6 %Effingham County: 10.4 %Elbert County: 26.5 %Emanuel County: 34.3 %Evans County: 34.6 %Fannin County: 23.2 %Fayette County: 8.1 %Floyd County: 26.4 %Forsyth County: 5.3 %Franklin County: 23.8 %Fulton County: 17 %Gilmer County: 21.3 %Glascock County: 20.3 %Glynn County: 22 %Gordon County: 16.5 %Grady County: 28.2 %Greene County: 26 %Gwinnett County: 15.3 %Habersham County: 16.9 %Hall County: 14.2 %Hancock County: 44.1 %Haralson County: 23.2 %Harris County: 10.7 %Hart County: 21.1 %Heard County: 24.1 %Henry County: 16 %Houston County: 17.8 %Irwin County: 29.9 %Jackson County: 9.6 %Jasper County: 21.2 %Jeff Davis County: 27.6 %Jefferson County: 32.7 %Jenkins County: 36.2 %Johnson County: 31.5 %Jones County: 17.8 %Lamar County: 19.9 %Lanier County: 26.9 %Laurens County: 29.3 %Lee County: 13.8 %Liberty County: 21.7 %Lincoln County: 23.2 %Long County: 20.9 %Lowndes County: 23.1 %Lumpkin County: 18 %McDuffie County: 29.9 %McIntosh County: 31.9 %Macon County: 41.9 %Madison County: 17 %Marion County: 40.1 %Meriwether County: 27.9 %Miller County: 30.9 %Mitchell County: 33.5 %Monroe County: 15.6 %Montgomery County: 28.7 %Morgan County: 16.3 %Murray County: 19.8 %Muscogee County: 25.7 %Newton County: 18.3 %Oconee County: 6.5 %Oglethorpe County: 19.7 %Paulding County: 10.7 %Peach County: 25.3 %Pickens County: 16.3 %Pierce County: 21.6 %Pike County: 12.4 %Polk County: 23.1 %Pulaski County: 31.9 %Putnam County: 25.4 %Quitman County: 40.6 %Rabun County: 22.3 %Randolph County: 40.8 %Richmond County: 32 %Rockdale County: 18.8 %Schley County: 21.7 %Screven County: 32.3 %Seminole County: 34.1 %Spalding County: 27.8 %Stephens County: 22.1 %Stewart County: 37.2 %Sumter County: 44.7 %Talbot County: 45.1 %Taliaferro County: 39.7 %Tattnall County: 31.2 %Taylor County: 39.2 %Telfair County: 42.2 %Terrell County: 40.9 %Thomas County: 24.9 %Tift County: 27.3 %Toombs County: 33.3 %Towns County: 18.5 %Treutlen County: 33.3 %Troup County: 27.9 %Turner County: 37.1 %Twiggs County: 30.9 %Union County: 18.7 %Upson County: 26.4 %Walker County: 20.1 %Walton County: 13.9 %Ware County: 29.5 %Warren County: 39.4 %Washington County: 29.5 %Wayne County: 27.1 %Webster County: 35 %Wheeler County: 36.6 %White County: 15.4 %Whitfield County: 22.2 %Wilcox County: 34 %Wilkes County: 32.3 %Wilkinson County: 33 %Worth County: 31.3 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Talbot County: 45.1 %Talbot County45.1Sumter County: 44.7 %Sumter County44.7Hancock County: 44.1 %Hancock County44.1Telfair County: 42.2 %Telfair County42.2Macon County: 41.9 %Macon County41.9Terrell County: 40.9 %Terrell County40.9Randolph County: 40.8 %Randolph County40.8Quitman County: 40.6 %Quitman County40.6Calhoun County: 40.3 %Calhoun County40.3Marion County: 40.1 %Marion County40.1Crisp County: 39.7 %Crisp County39.7Taliaferro County: 39.7 %Taliaferro County39.7Warren County: 39.4 %Warren County39.4Taylor County: 39.2 %Taylor County39.2Baker County: 39.1 %Baker County39.1Clay County: 39 %Clay County39Early County: 38.3 %Early County38.3Stewart County: 37.2 %Stewart County37.2Turner County: 37.1 %Turner County37.1Dougherty County: 36.9 %Dougherty County36.9Wheeler County: 36.6 %Wheeler County36.6Jenkins County: 36.2 %Jenkins County36.2Brooks County: 35.5 %Brooks County35.5Colquitt County: 35.4 %Colquitt County35.4Ben Hill County: 35.2 %Ben Hill County35.2Webster County: 35 %Webster County35Evans County: 34.6 %Evans County34.6Atkinson County: 34.3 %Atkinson County34.3Emanuel County: 34.3 %Emanuel County34.3Seminole County: 34.1 %Seminole County34.1Wilcox County: 34 %Wilcox County34Appling County: 33.5 %Appling County33.5Mitchell County: 33.5 %Mitchell County33.5Toombs County: 33.3 %Toombs County33.3Treutlen County: 33.3 %Treutlen County33.3Wilkinson County: 33 %Wilkinson County33Jefferson County: 32.7 %Jefferson County32.7Screven County: 32.3 %Screven County32.3Wilkes County: 32.3 %Wilkes County32.3Bibb County: 32 %Bibb County32Talbot County: 45.1 %Talbot County45.1Sumter County: 44.7 %Sumter County44.7Hancock County: 44.1 %Hancock County44.1Telfair County: 42.2 %Telfair County42.2Macon County: 41.9 %Macon County41.9Terrell County: 40.9 %Terrell County40.9Randolph County: 40.8 %Randolph County40.8Quitman County: 40.6 %Quitman County40.6Calhoun County: 40.3 %Calhoun County40.3Marion County: 40.1 %Marion County40.1Crisp County: 39.7 %Crisp County39.7Taliaferro County: 39.7 %Taliaferro County39.7Warren County: 39.4 %Warren County39.4Taylor County: 39.2 %Taylor County39.2Baker County: 39.1 %Baker County39.1Clay County: 39 %Clay County39Early County: 38.3 %Early County38.3Stewart County: 37.2 %Stewart County37.2Turner County: 37.1 %Turner County37.1Dougherty County: 36.9 %Dougherty County36.9Wheeler County: 36.6 %Wheeler County36.6Jenkins County: 36.2 %Jenkins County36.2Brooks County: 35.5 %Brooks County35.5Colquitt County: 35.4 %Colquitt County35.4Ben Hill County: 35.2 %Ben Hill County35.2Webster County: 35 %Webster County35Evans County: 34.6 %Evans County34.6Atkinson County: 34.3 %Atkinson County34.3Emanuel County: 34.3 %Emanuel County34.3Seminole County: 34.1 %Seminole County34.1Wilcox County: 34 %Wilcox County34Appling County: 33.5 %Appling County33.5Mitchell County: 33.5 %Mitchell County33.5Toombs County: 33.3 %Toombs County33.3Treutlen County: 33.3 %Treutlen County33.3Wilkinson County: 33 %Wilkinson County33Jefferson County: 32.7 %Jefferson County32.7Screven County: 32.3 %Screven County32.3Wilkes County: 32.3 %Wilkes County32.3Bibb County: 32 %Bibb County32
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Talbot County45.1+9.6 pts
2Sumter County44.7+11.2 pts
3Hancock County44.1+6.2 pts
4Telfair County42.2+7.2 pts
5Macon County41.9+9.1 pts
6Terrell County40.9-6.8 pts
7Randolph County40.8+1 pts
8Quitman County40.6+6.1 pts
9Calhoun County40.3+2 pts
10Marion County40.1+10.1 pts
11Crisp County39.7+2.2 pts
11Taliaferro County39.7+9 pts
13Warren County39.4+1.9 pts
14Taylor County39.2+5.7 pts
15Baker County39.1+0.1 pts
16Clay County39+0.4 pts
17Early County38.3+2.5 pts
18Stewart County37.2-0.6 pts
19Turner County37.1+1.5 pts
20Dougherty County36.9-4.4 pts
21Wheeler County36.6+5.2 pts
22Jenkins County36.2+1.4 pts
23Brooks County35.5+0.1 pts
24Colquitt County35.4+4 pts
25Ben Hill County35.2-1.2 pts
26Webster County35+5.7 pts
27Evans County34.6+3.9 pts
28Atkinson County34.3+4.1 pts
28Emanuel County34.3+6.3 pts
30Seminole County34.1-1.2 pts
31Wilcox County34+3.1 pts
32Appling County33.5+4.5 pts
32Mitchell County33.5+0.7 pts
34Toombs County33.3+5.3 pts
34Treutlen County33.3+2.5 pts
36Wilkinson County33+6.7 pts
37Jefferson County32.7-1.1 pts
38Screven County32.3+2.5 pts
38Wilkes County32.3+4.1 pts
40Bibb County32+0.8 pts
40Richmond County32+5.6 pts
42McIntosh County31.9+1.1 pts
42Pulaski County31.9+6.4 pts
44Dooly County31.6-0.7 pts
44Echols County31.6+1.4 pts
46Johnson County31.5-1.2 pts
47Candler County31.4+0.5 pts
48Worth County31.3-1.1 pts
49Tattnall County31.2+2.6 pts
50Bacon County31.1-0.5 pts
51Burke County31+1.5 pts
52Miller County30.9+2.5 pts
52Twiggs County30.9-1.9 pts
54Decatur County30.5-1.9 pts
55Coffee County30.3+4.4 pts
56Irwin County29.9+2 pts
56McDuffie County29.9+3.7 pts
58Dodge County29.8-3.5 pts
59Ware County29.5+1.9 pts
59Washington County29.5-0.6 pts
61Charlton County29.4+1.2 pts
62Chattooga County29.3+5 pts
62Laurens County29.3-1.4 pts
64Baldwin County29.2-0.1 pts
65Cook County29+0.2 pts
66Montgomery County28.7-0.2 pts
67Clinch County28.4+1.1 pts
68Grady County28.2-4.4 pts
69Berrien County27.9-3.8 pts
69Meriwether County27.9+1.1 pts
69Troup County27.9+1.4 pts
72Spalding County27.8-3.5 pts
73Jeff Davis County27.6-1 pts
74Tift County27.3+3.8 pts
75Wayne County27.1+2.1 pts
76Lanier County26.9-0.1 pts
77Bleckley County26.8+0.9 pts
78Clayton County26.6+6.9 pts
79Elbert County26.5+0.2 pts
80Floyd County26.4+8.6 pts
80Upson County26.4-2.2 pts
82Greene County26+2.1 pts
83Brantley County25.8+1.8 pts
84Muscogee County25.7+0.1 pts
85Putnam County25.4+3.5 pts
86Peach County25.3-0.6 pts
87Thomas County24.9-1.9 pts
88Clarke County24.8-0.1 pts
89Crawford County24.7+1.4 pts
90Heard County24.1+2.9 pts
91Franklin County23.8+3.6 pts
92Fannin County23.2+5.1 pts
92Haralson County23.2+3.9 pts
92Lincoln County23.2-1.5 pts
95Lowndes County23.1+3.8 pts
95Polk County23.1+3.3 pts
97Bulloch County22.7-0.2 pts
98Rabun County22.3+2.9 pts
99Whitfield County22.2+5.1 pts
100Stephens County22.1+1.6 pts
101Glynn County22+1.1 pts
102Chatham County21.8+0.9 pts
103Liberty County21.7+2.3 pts
103Schley County21.7-0.6 pts
105Pierce County21.6-0.4 pts
106Gilmer County21.3+0.6 pts
107Jasper County21.2+2.5 pts
108Hart County21.1+0.7 pts
109Long County20.9+0.6 pts
110Butts County20.4+1.3 pts
111Glascock County20.3+1.7 pts
112Walker County20.1+0.2 pts
113Lamar County19.9+0.7 pts
114Murray County19.8+0.7 pts
115Oglethorpe County19.7+1.4 pts
116Rockdale County18.8+0.8 pts
117Union County18.7+2.2 pts
118Towns County18.5-1.4 pts
119Newton County18.3-0.2 pts
120DeKalb County18.2-1 pts
121Carroll County18+0.8 pts
121Lumpkin County18+4.1 pts
123Douglas County17.9+3.5 pts
124Houston County17.8+2.2 pts
124Jones County17.8+1.8 pts
126Fulton County17-0.4 pts
126Madison County17+2.3 pts
128Habersham County16.9+1.1 pts
129Chattahoochee County16.7+0.8 pts
130Banks County16.6+0.3 pts
131Gordon County16.5+1.4 pts
132Dade County16.4+2.2 pts
133Morgan County16.3+0.7 pts
133Pickens County16.3+1.4 pts
135Henry County16+4.3 pts
136Monroe County15.6+0.8 pts
137Barrow County15.5+3.7 pts
138White County15.4-1.7 pts
139Gwinnett County15.3+4.4 pts
140Catoosa County14.8+0.8 pts
141Camden County14.3-2.4 pts
142Hall County14.2-3.1 pts
143Walton County13.9-0.8 pts
144Lee County13.8+0.7 pts
145Bartow County13.40 pts
146Pike County12.4+1.5 pts
147Coweta County12.3+2.2 pts
148Cobb County12.1+2.4 pts
149Dawson County11.6+0.5 pts
150Harris County10.7+0.3 pts
150Paulding County10.7+1.3 pts
152Effingham County10.4+0.3 pts
153Jackson County9.6-0.3 pts
154Bryan County9.4-0.2 pts
155Columbia County8.1-0.3 pts
155Fayette County8.1+0.3 pts
157Cherokee County7.4+0.8 pts
158Oconee County6.5+0.3 pts
159Forsyth County5.3+1.3 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Talbot County, with 45.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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