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Counties in Georgia by poverty rate, 2024

Calhoun County had the highest poverty rate of 159 counties in 2024, at 36.8%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 17.3% and the figure for Georgia was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.8Calhoun County
Lowest4.5Forsyth County
Median17.3159 counties
Georgia12.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 36.8 %36.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 35 %35Johnson CountyJohnson County: 33.4 %33.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 30.7 %30.7Stewart CountyStewart County: 30.6 %30.6Macon CountyMacon County: 29.9 %29.9Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 28.8 %28.8Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 28.4 %28.4Atkinson CountyAtkinson County: 28.3 %28.3Sumter CountySumter County: 27.6 %27.6Terrell CountyTerrell County: 27.3 %27.3Early CountyEarly County: 26.7 %26.7Worth CountyWorth County: 26.4 %26.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 25.9 %25.9Clay CountyClay County: 25.7 %25.7Telfair CountyTelfair County: 25.7 %25.7Dooly CountyDooly County: 25.6 %25.6Turner CountyTurner County: 25.2 %25.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 25.1 %25.1Washington CountyWashington County: 25.1 %25.1Warren CountyWarren County: 24.6 %24.6Burke CountyBurke County: 24.2 %24.2Baker CountyBaker County: 24.1 %24.1Tattnall CountyTattnall County: 24.1 %24.1Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 23.6 %23.6Ware CountyWare County: 23.6 %23.6Clarke CountyClarke County: 23.5 %23.5Bibb CountyBibb County: 23.4 %23.4Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 23.4 %23.4Coffee CountyCoffee County: 23.3 %23.3Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 23 %23Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 22.9 %22.9Crisp CountyCrisp County: 22.8 %22.8Toombs CountyToombs County: 22.8 %22.8Evans CountyEvans County: 22.6 %22.6Seminole CountySeminole County: 22.5 %22.5Quitman CountyQuitman County: 22.3 %22.3Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 22.2 %22.2Colquitt CountyColquitt County: 22.2 %22.2Echols CountyEchols County: 22.2 %22.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Calhoun County36.8+1.3 pts
2Wheeler County35-1.3 pts
3Johnson County33.4+7.2 pts
4Hancock County30.7+0.4 pts
5Stewart County30.6-1.9 pts
6Macon County29.9-1.7 pts
7Jenkins County28.8-0.1 pts
8Wilcox County28.40 pts
9Atkinson County28.3+5.9 pts
10Sumter County27.6+1.3 pts
11Terrell County27.3-0.8 pts
12Early County26.7+1.2 pts
13Worth County26.4+5 pts
14Randolph County25.9-0.8 pts
15Clay County25.7-0.7 pts
15Telfair County25.7-4.4 pts
17Dooly County25.6+3.1 pts
18Turner County25.2+1.3 pts
19Taylor County25.1-1.5 pts
19Washington County25.1+3.5 pts
21Warren County24.6+0.4 pts
22Burke County24.2+3 pts
23Baker County24.1-2.1 pts
23Tattnall County24.1-1.6 pts
25Dougherty County23.6-2.8 pts
25Ware County23.6+3.7 pts
27Clarke County23.5-0.6 pts
28Bibb County23.4+1.3 pts
28Taliaferro County23.4-1.1 pts
30Coffee County23.3+0.8 pts
31Mitchell County23-0.8 pts
32Treutlen County22.9-1.1 pts
33Crisp County22.8-3.2 pts
33Toombs County22.80 pts
35Evans County22.6-1.1 pts
36Seminole County22.5+0.2 pts
37Quitman County22.3-1.4 pts
38Ben Hill County22.2-2.2 pts
38Colquitt County22.2-1.2 pts
38Echols County22.2+0.6 pts
41Emanuel County22.1-4 pts
41Marion County22.1-2.1 pts
43Clinch County22-1.3 pts
43Talbot County22-5.3 pts
45Decatur County21.7-0.6 pts
46Baldwin County21.5+0.1 pts
46Bulloch County21.5-2.2 pts
46Jefferson County21.5-1 pts
49Candler County21.3-0.2 pts
50Pulaski County21.2-1.8 pts
51Screven County21.1-1.4 pts
52Bacon County20.7-2.2 pts
52Montgomery County20.70 pts
54Wilkinson County20.60 pts
55Charlton County20.4-5.8 pts
56Laurens County20.3+1.1 pts
56Miller County20.3-0.8 pts
56Wilkes County20.3+2.5 pts
59Twiggs County20.1-1.2 pts
60Webster County19.7-1 pts
61McDuffie County19.6+0.5 pts
62Grady County19.5-0.2 pts
63Brooks County19.4-3.4 pts
64Tift County19.3+0.1 pts
65Irwin County19-0.4 pts
65Richmond County19-3.2 pts
67Jeff Davis County18.7-1 pts
68Wayne County18.6-1.1 pts
69Chattooga County18.3-2.4 pts
70Dodge County18.2-5.3 pts
71Lowndes County18.1-1.4 pts
72Berrien County18-0.8 pts
73Chattahoochee County17.8+1.5 pts
73Meriwether County17.8+1.9 pts
75Elbert County17.7-0.3 pts
75Peach County17.7+0.4 pts
75Stephens County17.7+2.1 pts
78Bleckley County17.6-0.6 pts
79Clayton County17.4+0.1 pts
80Lanier County17.3-0.2 pts
80Muscogee County17.3-3.4 pts
80Thomas County17.3-1.1 pts
83Pierce County17.2+1 pts
84Appling County16.9-4.2 pts
85Cook County16.6-3.3 pts
86McIntosh County16.5-2.2 pts
87Glascock County16.4+0.7 pts
87Spalding County16.4+0.1 pts
89Upson County16.3-1.2 pts
90Liberty County16-0.2 pts
91Murray County15.7+1.3 pts
92Brantley County15.6-2.2 pts
93Schley County15.4+0.1 pts
94Polk County15.3-2 pts
95Franklin County15.2-1.7 pts
96Floyd County14.9-2.1 pts
96Troup County14.9-3.2 pts
98Crawford County14.4-1.4 pts
98Gilmer County14.4+0.8 pts
98Whitfield County14.4-1.1 pts
101Lincoln County14.1-1 pts
102Chatham County13.9-1.3 pts
102Fannin County13.90 pts
102Glynn County13.9-1.8 pts
105Long County13.8-1.3 pts
106Haralson County13.7-2.6 pts
106Hart County13.7-1.2 pts
108Greene County13.6-0.5 pts
108Habersham County13.6+0.1 pts
110Putnam County13.5-2.1 pts
111Butts County13.4-2.1 pts
112Carroll County13.3-1 pts
113Jasper County13.2-1.6 pts
114Lumpkin County13-2.1 pts
115Walker County12.8-2.3 pts
116DeKalb County12.7-0.6 pts
117Lamar County12.6-1.6 pts
118Heard County12.5-4 pts
119Oglethorpe County12.2-0.9 pts
120Gordon County12.1-0.8 pts
121Houston County11.9-0.9 pts
121Newton County11.9+0.1 pts
123Madison County11.8-1.2 pts
123Rockdale County11.8-1.2 pts
125Jones County11.7-1 pts
125Rabun County11.7-1.3 pts
127Dade County11.6-2.5 pts
128Union County11.4+0.7 pts
129Fulton County11.3-1.7 pts
130Camden County11.1-0.5 pts
130Towns County11.1-0.5 pts
132White County10.80 pts
133Bartow County10.7+1 pts
133Douglas County10.7-1.2 pts
135Morgan County10.6-0.6 pts
136Monroe County10.5-1.2 pts
137Catoosa County10.4-0.3 pts
137Gwinnett County10.4-1 pts
139Hall County10.1-0.9 pts
140Walton County9.8-0.3 pts
141Lee County9.7+0.7 pts
142Banks County9.5-2.7 pts
143Pickens County9.2-0.9 pts
144Harris County8.8+0.2 pts
145Cobb County8.7-0.1 pts
146Barrow County8.6-2.6 pts
147Pike County8.4-2.8 pts
148Jackson County8.30 pts
149Henry County8.2-2.1 pts
150Dawson County80 pts
151Effingham County7.8-0.7 pts
152Bryan County7.5-0.7 pts
153Coweta County7.3-2.6 pts
154Cherokee County6.8+0.2 pts
155Columbia County6.6-0.2 pts
155Paulding County6.6-1.1 pts
157Fayette County5.80 pts
158Oconee County5.7-1.8 pts
159Forsyth County4.5-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Calhoun County, with 36.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Forsyth County, with 4.5% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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