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Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Milledgeville, GA had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 101 cities in 2024, at 40.5%. Holly Springs, GA had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 13.9% and the figure for Georgia was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.5Milledgeville, GA
Lowest3.9Holly Springs, GA
Median13.9101 cities
Georgia13.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milledgeville, GA: 40.5 %Milledgeville, GA40.5Dublin, GA: 36.3 %Dublin, GA36.3Statesboro, GA: 36 %Statesboro, GA36Clarkston, GA: 34.4 %Clarkston, GA34.4Monroe, GA: 33.8 %Monroe, GA33.8Americus, GA: 32.7 %Americus, GA32.7Waycross, GA: 32.7 %Waycross, GA32.7Brunswick, GA: 30.9 %Brunswick, GA30.9Cedartown, GA: 30.7 %Cedartown, GA30.7Douglas, GA: 29.7 %Douglas, GA29.7Cairo, GA: 28.8 %Cairo, GA28.8Moultrie, GA: 28 %Moultrie, GA28Albany, GA: 27.5 %Albany, GA27.5Athens, GA: 26.5 %Athens, GA26.5Valdosta, GA: 26.1 %Valdosta, GA26.1Vidalia, GA: 25.7 %Vidalia, GA25.7Carrollton, GA: 25.4 %Carrollton, GA25.4Griffin, GA: 25.2 %Griffin, GA25.2Macon, GA: 24.7 %Macon, GA24.7Bainbridge, GA: 24.1 %Bainbridge, GA24.1Tifton, GA: 23.5 %Tifton, GA23.5LaGrange, GA: 22.9 %LaGrange, GA22.9Lilburn, GA: 22.9 %Lilburn, GA22.9Jesup, GA: 20.9 %Jesup, GA20.9College Park, GA: 20.7 %College Park, GA20.7Rome, GA: 20.6 %Rome, GA20.6Covington, GA: 20.4 %Covington, GA20.4Forest Park, GA: 20.3 %Forest Park, GA20.3Gainesville, GA: 20.1 %Gainesville, GA20.1Augusta, GA: 20.1 %Augusta, GA20.1East Point, GA: 19.9 %East Point, GA19.9Savannah, GA: 19.7 %Savannah, GA19.7Columbus, GA: 19.1 %Columbus, GA19.1Dalton, GA: 18.6 %Dalton, GA18.6Doraville, GA: 18.3 %Doraville, GA18.3Chamblee, GA: 18 %Chamblee, GA18Fairburn, GA: 17.5 %Fairburn, GA17.5St. Marys, GA: 17.4 %St. Marys, GA17.4Thomasville, GA: 17.2 %Thomasville, GA17.2Atlanta, GA: 16.9 %Atlanta, GA16.9Milledgeville, GA: 40.5 %Milledgeville, GA40.5Dublin, GA: 36.3 %Dublin, GA36.3Statesboro, GA: 36 %Statesboro, GA36Clarkston, GA: 34.4 %Clarkston, GA34.4Monroe, GA: 33.8 %Monroe, GA33.8Americus, GA: 32.7 %Americus, GA32.7Waycross, GA: 32.7 %Waycross, GA32.7Brunswick, GA: 30.9 %Brunswick, GA30.9Cedartown, GA: 30.7 %Cedartown, GA30.7Douglas, GA: 29.7 %Douglas, GA29.7Cairo, GA: 28.8 %Cairo, GA28.8Moultrie, GA: 28 %Moultrie, GA28Albany, GA: 27.5 %Albany, GA27.5Athens, GA: 26.5 %Athens, GA26.5Valdosta, GA: 26.1 %Valdosta, GA26.1Vidalia, GA: 25.7 %Vidalia, GA25.7Carrollton, GA: 25.4 %Carrollton, GA25.4Griffin, GA: 25.2 %Griffin, GA25.2Macon, GA: 24.7 %Macon, GA24.7Bainbridge, GA: 24.1 %Bainbridge, GA24.1Tifton, GA: 23.5 %Tifton, GA23.5LaGrange, GA: 22.9 %LaGrange, GA22.9Lilburn, GA: 22.9 %Lilburn, GA22.9Jesup, GA: 20.9 %Jesup, GA20.9College Park, GA: 20.7 %College Park, GA20.7Rome, GA: 20.6 %Rome, GA20.6Covington, GA: 20.4 %Covington, GA20.4Forest Park, GA: 20.3 %Forest Park, GA20.3Gainesville, GA: 20.1 %Gainesville, GA20.1Augusta, GA: 20.1 %Augusta, GA20.1East Point, GA: 19.9 %East Point, GA19.9Savannah, GA: 19.7 %Savannah, GA19.7Columbus, GA: 19.1 %Columbus, GA19.1Dalton, GA: 18.6 %Dalton, GA18.6Doraville, GA: 18.3 %Doraville, GA18.3Chamblee, GA: 18 %Chamblee, GA18Fairburn, GA: 17.5 %Fairburn, GA17.5St. Marys, GA: 17.4 %St. Marys, GA17.4Thomasville, GA: 17.2 %Thomasville, GA17.2Atlanta, GA: 16.9 %Atlanta, GA16.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Milledgeville, GA40.5-0.8 pts
2Dublin, GA36.3+1.1 pts
3Statesboro, GA36-1.1 pts
4Clarkston, GA34.4+5.3 pts
5Monroe, GA33.8-4.8 pts
6Americus, GA32.7+3.9 pts
6Waycross, GA32.7-1.7 pts
8Brunswick, GA30.9+1.7 pts
9Cedartown, GA30.7-4.8 pts
10Douglas, GA29.7+7.6 pts
11Cairo, GA28.8+1.5 pts
12Moultrie, GA28+0.5 pts
13Albany, GA27.5-1.6 pts
14Athens, GA26.5+0.2 pts
15Valdosta, GA26.1-0.6 pts
16Vidalia, GA25.7+0.9 pts
17Carrollton, GA25.4-2 pts
18Griffin, GA25.2-0.3 pts
19Macon, GA24.7-0.1 pts
20Bainbridge, GA24.1-2.8 pts
21Tifton, GA23.5+1.1 pts
22LaGrange, GA22.9-2.3 pts
23Lilburn, GA22.9-2.2 pts
24Jesup, GA20.9-1.6 pts
25College Park, GA20.70 pts
26Rome, GA20.60 pts
27Covington, GA20.4-3.6 pts
28Forest Park, GA20.3+4.1 pts
29Gainesville, GA20.1+0.5 pts
30Augusta, GA20.1-1 pts
31East Point, GA19.9-3.3 pts
32Savannah, GA19.7+0.2 pts
33Columbus, GA19.1+0.2 pts
34Dalton, GA18.6+1.3 pts
35Doraville, GA18.3-3.9 pts
36Chamblee, GA18-0.3 pts
37Fairburn, GA17.5-1.4 pts
38St. Marys, GA17.4-3 pts
39Thomasville, GA17.2+0.4 pts
40Atlanta, GA16.9-0.9 pts
41Stonecrest, GA16.7+1.6 pts
42Dallas, GA16.3+0.7 pts
43Locust Grove, GA15.9-0.2 pts
44Lawrenceville, GA15.4-1.8 pts
45Norcross, GA15.2+1.9 pts
46Powder Springs, GA14.6+2.9 pts
47Warner Robins, GA14.3+0.7 pts
48Union City, GA14.2-1.2 pts
49Calhoun, GA14.1-4.6 pts
50Hinesville, GA14-0.9 pts
51Perry, GA13.9+1.9 pts
52Mableton, GA13.5+5.3 pts
53Conyers, GA13.4+4.5 pts
54Cumming, GA13.4-3 pts
55Winder, GA13.2-0.7 pts
56Canton, GA12.9+1.5 pts
57Garden City, GA12.8-2.1 pts
58Marietta, GA12.8+0.2 pts
59Buford, GA12.6+1.2 pts
60Cartersville, GA12.5-1.1 pts
61Riverdale, GA12.4+0.3 pts
62Stockbridge, GA12.3+2.7 pts
63Villa Rica, GA11.8+3 pts
64Auburn, GA11.7-1.2 pts
65Port Wentworth, GA11.2+1.4 pts
66Grovetown, GA11.1+1.7 pts
67Fort Oglethorpe, GA11.1+1.2 pts
68Douglasville, GA10.8-0.5 pts
69Kingsland, GA10.7-2 pts
70McDonough, GA10.6-1.6 pts
71Smyrna, GA10.6+1 pts
72Tucker, GA10.6-1.2 pts
73Brookhaven, GA10.3+0.1 pts
73Kennesaw, GA10.3-1.6 pts
75Suwanee, GA10.1+0.1 pts
76Lovejoy, GA9.2-3.2 pts
77South Fulton, GA9.1-0.7 pts
78Rincon, GA9-3.2 pts
79Duluth, GA8.9+2.3 pts
79Snellville, GA8.9+1.8 pts
81Loganville, GA8.9+1 pts
82Richmond Hill, GA8.9-0.6 pts
83Newnan, GA8.6-0.2 pts
84Sandy Springs, GA8.5+1.1 pts
85Fayetteville, GA8.1+1.1 pts
86Peachtree Corners, GA7.9+0.5 pts
87Acworth, GA7.7-0.6 pts
88Roswell, GA7.5+0.1 pts
89Pooler, GA7.4+1 pts
90Sugar Hill, GA7.3-2.2 pts
91Woodstock, GA6.6+0.2 pts
92Braselton, GA6.2+0.4 pts
92Decatur, GA6.2+1 pts
94Dunwoody, GA6.1-0.8 pts
94Flowery Branch, GA6.1-0.2 pts
96Peachtree City, GA5.7-0.8 pts
97Jefferson, GA5.6-3.7 pts
98Alpharetta, GA5.6+0.3 pts
99Milton, GA4.3-0.1 pts
100Johns Creek, GA4.2+0.3 pts
101Holly Springs, GA3.9+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Milledgeville, GA, with 40.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Holly Springs, GA, with 3.9% in 2024.

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