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Counties in Georgia by poverty rate

Stewart County had the highest poverty rate of 159 counties in 2015, at 42%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Georgia was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42Stewart County
Lowest6.3Forsyth County
Median21.8159 counties
Georgia17.2History

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Stewart CountyStewart County: 42 %42Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 39.3 %39.3Clarke CountyClarke County: 38.1 %38.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 37.5 %37.5Terrell CountyTerrell County: 36.5 %36.5Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 35.9 %35.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 34.7 %34.7Telfair CountyTelfair County: 34.7 %34.7Clay CountyClay County: 34.3 %34.3Dooly CountyDooly County: 33.8 %33.8Macon CountyMacon County: 33.5 %33.5Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 33.5 %33.5Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 32.5 %32.5Charlton CountyCharlton County: 32.5 %32.5Crisp CountyCrisp County: 32.3 %32.3Sumter CountySumter County: 30.8 %30.8Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 30.4 %30.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 30.2 %30.2Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 29.9 %29.9Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 29.4 %29.4Grady CountyGrady County: 29.3 %29.3Quitman CountyQuitman County: 28.9 %28.9Baker CountyBaker County: 28.7 %28.7Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 28.7 %28.7Turner CountyTurner County: 28.4 %28.4Ware CountyWare County: 28.4 %28.4Clinch CountyClinch County: 28.2 %28.2Candler CountyCandler County: 28.1 %28.1Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 28 %28Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 27.7 %27.7Warren CountyWarren County: 27.7 %27.7Tattnall CountyTattnall County: 27.5 %27.5Evans CountyEvans County: 27.4 %27.4McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 27.4 %27.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 27.3 %27.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 27.3 %27.3Tift CountyTift County: 27.1 %27.1Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 27 %27Screven CountyScreven County: 27 %27Atkinson CountyAtkinson County: 26.9 %26.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Stewart County42
2Wheeler County39.3
3Clarke County38.1
4Calhoun County37.5
5Terrell County36.5
6Jenkins County35.9
7Hancock County34.7
7Telfair County34.7
9Clay County34.3
10Dooly County33.8
11Macon County33.5
11Taliaferro County33.5
13Ben Hill County32.5
13Charlton County32.5
15Crisp County32.3
16Sumter County30.8
17Wilcox County30.4
18Johnson County30.2
19Bulloch County29.9
20Dougherty County29.4
21Grady County29.3
22Quitman County28.9
23Baker County28.7
23Treutlen County28.7
25Turner County28.4
25Ware County28.4
27Clinch County28.2
28Candler County28.1
29Mitchell County28
30Jefferson County27.7
30Warren County27.7
32Tattnall County27.5
33Evans County27.4
33McDuffie County27.4
35Decatur County27.3
35Taylor County27.3
37Tift County27.1
38Emanuel County27
38Screven County27
40Atkinson County26.9
40Randolph County26.9
42Bibb County26.7
43Early County26.5
43Lowndes County26.5
45Twiggs County26.3
45Washington County26.3
47Baldwin County26
48Echols County25.9
49Seminole County25.8
50Talbot County25.6
51Berrien County25.5
51Laurens County25.5
51Marion County25.5
54Brooks County25.4
55Burke County25.1
55Miller County25.1
55Toombs County25.1
58Dodge County24.8
59Irwin County24.7
60Pulaski County24.4
61Montgomery County24.3
61Richmond County24.3
63Colquitt County24.1
63Cook County24.1
65McIntosh County24
66Bacon County23.9
67Elbert County23.7
68Webster County23.6
69Clayton County23.3
70Wilkes County22.9
71Upson County22.7
72Coffee County22.6
73Appling County22.5
74Muscogee County22.2
74Spalding County22.2
76Meriwether County22.1
76Pierce County22.1
78Peach County22
79Franklin County21.9
80Lanier County21.8
81Jeff Davis County21.7
81Thomas County21.7
81Worth County21.7
84Brantley County21.6
85Lincoln County21.4
86Greene County21.2
86Stephens County21.2
88Chattahoochee County21
88Lamar County21
90Wilkinson County20.9
91Polk County20.8
91Wayne County20.8
93Crawford County20.6
94Carroll County20.4
94Chattooga County20.4
96Liberty County20.3
97Floyd County19.6
98Schley County19.5
99Bleckley County19.3
99Troup County19.3
101Haralson County19.2
102Heard County19.1
102Long County19.1
104Butts County19
105Walker County18.8
106Hart County18.6
107Glynn County18.2
108Gordon County18.1
108Putnam County18.1
110Chatham County17.8
110DeKalb County17.8
110Glascock County17.8
110Murray County17.8
114Fannin County17.4
114Jasper County17.4
116Gilmer County16.9
116Hall County16.9
116Oglethorpe County16.9
119Towns County16.7
120Habersham County16.6
121Lumpkin County16.5
122Dade County16.2
123Rabun County16.1
124Fulton County16
125Rockdale County15.9
126Banks County15.8
127Barrow County15.6
128Whitfield County15.3
129Houston County15.2
129White County15.2
131Madison County15.1
132Newton County14.9
133Morgan County14.3
133Union County14.3
135Jones County14.2
135Monroe County14.2
137Douglas County14.1
138Bartow County13.6
138Camden County13.6
140Bryan County13.1
140Catoosa County13.1
142Jackson County13
143Walton County12.7
144Gwinnett County12.6
144Pickens County12.6
146Dawson County12.1
147Pike County11.7
148Cobb County11.4
148Effingham County11.4
150Coweta County10.9
151Lee County10.7
152Harris County9.9
152Henry County9.9
154Cherokee County9.4
155Columbia County9.3
156Paulding County8.8
157Fayette County7
158Oconee County6.8
159Forsyth County6.3

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Stewart County, with 42% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Forsyth County, with 6.3% in 2015.

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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