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

Monroe, GA had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 101 cities in 2022, at 41.8%. Johns Creek, GA had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.8Monroe, GA
Lowest3.8Johns Creek, GA
Median14.5101 cities
Georgia13.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Monroe, GA: 41.8 %Monroe, GA41.8Milledgeville, GA: 39.9 %Milledgeville, GA39.9Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Dublin, GA: 35.5 %Dublin, GA35.5Waycross, GA: 33.8 %Waycross, GA33.8Cedartown, GA: 33.8 %Cedartown, GA33.8Carrollton, GA: 32.2 %Carrollton, GA32.2Brunswick, GA: 30.8 %Brunswick, GA30.8Albany, GA: 29.6 %Albany, GA29.6Clarkston, GA: 28.9 %Clarkston, GA28.9Valdosta, GA: 28.4 %Valdosta, GA28.4Americus, GA: 27.1 %Americus, GA27.1Athens, GA: 27.1 %Athens, GA27.1Bainbridge, GA: 27.1 %Bainbridge, GA27.1Vidalia, GA: 26.6 %Vidalia, GA26.6LaGrange, GA: 25.4 %LaGrange, GA25.4Griffin, GA: 25.4 %Griffin, GA25.4Macon, GA: 25.1 %Macon, GA25.1Moultrie, GA: 25 %Moultrie, GA25Tifton, GA: 24.4 %Tifton, GA24.4Cairo, GA: 24 %Cairo, GA24Fairburn, GA: 23.4 %Fairburn, GA23.4Douglas, GA: 23 %Douglas, GA23Rome, GA: 22.2 %Rome, GA22.2Doraville, GA: 21.8 %Doraville, GA21.8St. Marys, GA: 21.6 %St. Marys, GA21.6Thomasville, GA: 21.4 %Thomasville, GA21.4Augusta, GA: 20.6 %Augusta, GA20.6Covington, GA: 20.5 %Covington, GA20.5East Point, GA: 19.8 %East Point, GA19.8Lilburn, GA: 19.5 %Lilburn, GA19.5Savannah, GA: 19 %Savannah, GA19Lovejoy, GA: 18.9 %Lovejoy, GA18.9Calhoun, GA: 18.8 %Calhoun, GA18.8Columbus, GA: 18.7 %Columbus, GA18.7Jesup, GA: 18.4 %Jesup, GA18.4Cumming, GA: 18.3 %Cumming, GA18.3College Park, GA: 18.1 %College Park, GA18.1Forest Park, GA: 18 %Forest Park, GA18Dallas, GA: 17.9 %Dallas, GA17.9Monroe, GA: 41.8 %Monroe, GA41.8Milledgeville, GA: 39.9 %Milledgeville, GA39.9Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Dublin, GA: 35.5 %Dublin, GA35.5Waycross, GA: 33.8 %Waycross, GA33.8Cedartown, GA: 33.8 %Cedartown, GA33.8Carrollton, GA: 32.2 %Carrollton, GA32.2Brunswick, GA: 30.8 %Brunswick, GA30.8Albany, GA: 29.6 %Albany, GA29.6Clarkston, GA: 28.9 %Clarkston, GA28.9Valdosta, GA: 28.4 %Valdosta, GA28.4Americus, GA: 27.1 %Americus, GA27.1Athens, GA: 27.1 %Athens, GA27.1Bainbridge, GA: 27.1 %Bainbridge, GA27.1Vidalia, GA: 26.6 %Vidalia, GA26.6LaGrange, GA: 25.4 %LaGrange, GA25.4Griffin, GA: 25.4 %Griffin, GA25.4Macon, GA: 25.1 %Macon, GA25.1Moultrie, GA: 25 %Moultrie, GA25Tifton, GA: 24.4 %Tifton, GA24.4Cairo, GA: 24 %Cairo, GA24Fairburn, GA: 23.4 %Fairburn, GA23.4Douglas, GA: 23 %Douglas, GA23Rome, GA: 22.2 %Rome, GA22.2Doraville, GA: 21.8 %Doraville, GA21.8St. Marys, GA: 21.6 %St. Marys, GA21.6Thomasville, GA: 21.4 %Thomasville, GA21.4Augusta, GA: 20.6 %Augusta, GA20.6Covington, GA: 20.5 %Covington, GA20.5East Point, GA: 19.8 %East Point, GA19.8Lilburn, GA: 19.5 %Lilburn, GA19.5Savannah, GA: 19 %Savannah, GA19Lovejoy, GA: 18.9 %Lovejoy, GA18.9Calhoun, GA: 18.8 %Calhoun, GA18.8Columbus, GA: 18.7 %Columbus, GA18.7Jesup, GA: 18.4 %Jesup, GA18.4Cumming, GA: 18.3 %Cumming, GA18.3College Park, GA: 18.1 %College Park, GA18.1Forest Park, GA: 18 %Forest Park, GA18Dallas, GA: 17.9 %Dallas, GA17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monroe, GA41.8+8 pts
2Milledgeville, GA39.9+0.8 pts
3Statesboro, GA37.2+1.2 pts
4Dublin, GA35.5+1.7 pts
5Waycross, GA33.8-0.5 pts
6Cedartown, GA33.8-5.7 pts
7Carrollton, GA32.2-0.8 pts
8Brunswick, GA30.8-2 pts
9Albany, GA29.6+1.1 pts
10Clarkston, GA28.9+3 pts
11Valdosta, GA28.4-2.7 pts
12Americus, GA27.1-1.6 pts
13Athens, GA27.1+0.4 pts
14Bainbridge, GA27.1+7.1 pts
15Vidalia, GA26.6+3.8 pts
16LaGrange, GA25.4-0.3 pts
17Griffin, GA25.4-0.5 pts
18Macon, GA25.1-0.2 pts
19Moultrie, GA25+0.2 pts
20Tifton, GA24.4-1.5 pts
21Cairo, GA24+3.3 pts
22Fairburn, GA23.4-1.8 pts
23Douglas, GA23-5.1 pts
24Rome, GA22.2-2.4 pts
25Doraville, GA21.8-0.9 pts
26St. Marys, GA21.6+3.2 pts
27Thomasville, GA21.4+2.1 pts
28Augusta, GA20.6-1.4 pts
29Covington, GA20.5-0.5 pts
30East Point, GA19.8-3.4 pts
31Lilburn, GA19.5-0.2 pts
32Savannah, GA19-0.9 pts
33Lovejoy, GA18.9+1.9 pts
34Calhoun, GA18.8-5.5 pts
35Columbus, GA18.7-0.8 pts
36Jesup, GA18.4-2.3 pts
37Cumming, GA18.3-1.3 pts
38College Park, GA18.1-1.6 pts
39Forest Park, GA18-2.8 pts
40Dallas, GA17.9+1.4 pts
41Atlanta, GA17.7-0.8 pts
42Dalton, GA17.3-2.5 pts
43Chamblee, GA17.3+2.9 pts
44Lawrenceville, GA17.2-0.3 pts
45Gainesville, GA16.9-2.4 pts
46Locust Grove, GA16.7-6.4 pts
47Hinesville, GA16.3-2.7 pts
48Stonecrest, GA15.2+0.3 pts
49Port Wentworth, GA15+10.8 pts
50Riverdale, GA14.6+1.4 pts
51Conyers, GA14.5-3 pts
52Winder, GA14.2+0.3 pts
53Garden City, GA14.1-0.8 pts
54Canton, GA13.7-1.5 pts
55Perry, GA13.4-0.5 pts
56Kingsland, GA13.3-3.6 pts
57Norcross, GA13.1-1.9 pts
58Marietta, GA12.8-0.1 pts
59Kennesaw, GA12.6-0.9 pts
60Union City, GA12.4+3.8 pts
61Cartersville, GA12.4-2.5 pts
62Douglasville, GA11.9+0.4 pts
63Warner Robins, GA11.3-1.1 pts
64Tucker, GA11.2+0.9 pts
65Brookhaven, GA10.6-1 pts
66McDonough, GA10.4-0.9 pts
67Fort Oglethorpe, GA10.1-1.7 pts
68Loganville, GA10+0.5 pts
69Newnan, GA9.9+0.6 pts
70Suwanee, GA9.5-0.1 pts
71Jefferson, GA9.4-0.4 pts
72South Fulton, GA9.4-0.5 pts
73Buford, GA9.3-3.7 pts
74Mableton, GA9.2-0.4 pts
75Peachtree Corners, GA9.2+1.1 pts
76Grovetown, GA8.8-3.4 pts
77Rincon, GA8.7-3.8 pts
78Stockbridge, GA8.7-2.5 pts
79Richmond Hill, GA8.4-2.2 pts
80Acworth, GA8.1-0.5 pts
81Smyrna, GA8-0.4 pts
82Villa Rica, GA7.8+0.8 pts
83Duluth, GA7.5-1.5 pts
84Powder Springs, GA7.5-1.2 pts
85Sandy Springs, GA7.1+0.7 pts
86Sugar Hill, GA7-1.3 pts
87Fayetteville, GA7-1.2 pts
88Roswell, GA6.5+0.4 pts
89Snellville, GA6.5-1.5 pts
90Decatur, GA6.4-0.9 pts
91Dunwoody, GA6.3+0.1 pts
92Woodstock, GA5.9+0.3 pts
93Peachtree City, GA5.8-0.9 pts
94Braselton, GA5.6+2.1 pts
95Auburn, GA5-1.2 pts
96Alpharetta, GA5+0.8 pts
97Pooler, GA4.9+1.2 pts
98Flowery Branch, GA4.2-1 pts
99Holly Springs, GA4+0.2 pts
100Milton, GA3.8-0.5 pts
101Johns Creek, GA3.8+0.1 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Monroe, GA, with 41.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johns Creek, GA, with 3.8% in 2022.

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