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

Milledgeville, GA had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 101 cities in 2023, at 41.3%. Holly Springs, GA had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 13.6% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.3Milledgeville, GA
Lowest3.4Holly Springs, GA
Median13.6101 cities
Georgia13.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Milledgeville, GA: 41.3 %Milledgeville, GA41.3Monroe, GA: 38.7 %Monroe, GA38.7Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Cedartown, GA: 35.5 %Cedartown, GA35.5Dublin, GA: 35.1 %Dublin, GA35.1Waycross, GA: 34.4 %Waycross, GA34.4Brunswick, GA: 29.2 %Brunswick, GA29.2Albany, GA: 29.2 %Albany, GA29.2Clarkston, GA: 29.1 %Clarkston, GA29.1Americus, GA: 28.7 %Americus, GA28.7Moultrie, GA: 27.5 %Moultrie, GA27.5Carrollton, GA: 27.4 %Carrollton, GA27.4Cairo, GA: 27.3 %Cairo, GA27.3Bainbridge, GA: 26.9 %Bainbridge, GA26.9Valdosta, GA: 26.8 %Valdosta, GA26.8Athens, GA: 26.3 %Athens, GA26.3Griffin, GA: 25.5 %Griffin, GA25.5LaGrange, GA: 25.2 %LaGrange, GA25.2Lilburn, GA: 25.1 %Lilburn, GA25.1Vidalia, GA: 24.9 %Vidalia, GA24.9Macon, GA: 24.8 %Macon, GA24.8Covington, GA: 24 %Covington, GA24East Point, GA: 23.2 %East Point, GA23.2Jesup, GA: 22.5 %Jesup, GA22.5Tifton, GA: 22.3 %Tifton, GA22.3Doraville, GA: 22.3 %Doraville, GA22.3Douglas, GA: 22.2 %Douglas, GA22.2Augusta, GA: 21.1 %Augusta, GA21.1College Park, GA: 20.6 %College Park, GA20.6Rome, GA: 20.6 %Rome, GA20.6St. Marys, GA: 20.4 %St. Marys, GA20.4Gainesville, GA: 19.6 %Gainesville, GA19.6Savannah, GA: 19.5 %Savannah, GA19.5Fairburn, GA: 18.9 %Fairburn, GA18.9Columbus, GA: 18.8 %Columbus, GA18.8Calhoun, GA: 18.7 %Calhoun, GA18.7Chamblee, GA: 18.3 %Chamblee, GA18.3Atlanta, GA: 17.9 %Atlanta, GA17.9Dalton, GA: 17.3 %Dalton, GA17.3Lawrenceville, GA: 17.2 %Lawrenceville, GA17.2Milledgeville, GA: 41.3 %Milledgeville, GA41.3Monroe, GA: 38.7 %Monroe, GA38.7Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Cedartown, GA: 35.5 %Cedartown, GA35.5Dublin, GA: 35.1 %Dublin, GA35.1Waycross, GA: 34.4 %Waycross, GA34.4Brunswick, GA: 29.2 %Brunswick, GA29.2Albany, GA: 29.2 %Albany, GA29.2Clarkston, GA: 29.1 %Clarkston, GA29.1Americus, GA: 28.7 %Americus, GA28.7Moultrie, GA: 27.5 %Moultrie, GA27.5Carrollton, GA: 27.4 %Carrollton, GA27.4Cairo, GA: 27.3 %Cairo, GA27.3Bainbridge, GA: 26.9 %Bainbridge, GA26.9Valdosta, GA: 26.8 %Valdosta, GA26.8Athens, GA: 26.3 %Athens, GA26.3Griffin, GA: 25.5 %Griffin, GA25.5LaGrange, GA: 25.2 %LaGrange, GA25.2Lilburn, GA: 25.1 %Lilburn, GA25.1Vidalia, GA: 24.9 %Vidalia, GA24.9Macon, GA: 24.8 %Macon, GA24.8Covington, GA: 24 %Covington, GA24East Point, GA: 23.2 %East Point, GA23.2Jesup, GA: 22.5 %Jesup, GA22.5Tifton, GA: 22.3 %Tifton, GA22.3Doraville, GA: 22.3 %Doraville, GA22.3Douglas, GA: 22.2 %Douglas, GA22.2Augusta, GA: 21.1 %Augusta, GA21.1College Park, GA: 20.6 %College Park, GA20.6Rome, GA: 20.6 %Rome, GA20.6St. Marys, GA: 20.4 %St. Marys, GA20.4Gainesville, GA: 19.6 %Gainesville, GA19.6Savannah, GA: 19.5 %Savannah, GA19.5Fairburn, GA: 18.9 %Fairburn, GA18.9Columbus, GA: 18.8 %Columbus, GA18.8Calhoun, GA: 18.7 %Calhoun, GA18.7Chamblee, GA: 18.3 %Chamblee, GA18.3Atlanta, GA: 17.9 %Atlanta, GA17.9Dalton, GA: 17.3 %Dalton, GA17.3Lawrenceville, GA: 17.2 %Lawrenceville, GA17.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Milledgeville, GA41.3+1.4 pts
2Monroe, GA38.7-3.1 pts
3Statesboro, GA37.2-0 pts
4Cedartown, GA35.5+1.7 pts
5Dublin, GA35.1-0.3 pts
6Waycross, GA34.4+0.6 pts
7Brunswick, GA29.2-1.6 pts
8Albany, GA29.2-0.4 pts
9Clarkston, GA29.1+0.2 pts
10Americus, GA28.7+1.6 pts
11Moultrie, GA27.5+2.5 pts
12Carrollton, GA27.4-4.7 pts
13Cairo, GA27.3+3.4 pts
14Bainbridge, GA26.9-0.2 pts
15Valdosta, GA26.8-1.6 pts
16Athens, GA26.3-0.8 pts
17Griffin, GA25.5+0.1 pts
18LaGrange, GA25.2-0.2 pts
19Lilburn, GA25.1+5.7 pts
20Vidalia, GA24.9-1.8 pts
21Macon, GA24.8-0.2 pts
22Covington, GA24+3.5 pts
23East Point, GA23.2+3.4 pts
24Jesup, GA22.5+4.1 pts
25Tifton, GA22.3-2.1 pts
26Doraville, GA22.3+0.4 pts
27Douglas, GA22.2-0.9 pts
28Augusta, GA21.1+0.4 pts
29College Park, GA20.6+2.6 pts
30Rome, GA20.6-1.7 pts
31St. Marys, GA20.4-1.2 pts
32Gainesville, GA19.6+2.6 pts
33Savannah, GA19.5+0.5 pts
34Fairburn, GA18.9-4.6 pts
35Columbus, GA18.8+0.1 pts
36Calhoun, GA18.7-0.1 pts
37Chamblee, GA18.3+1 pts
38Atlanta, GA17.9+0.1 pts
39Dalton, GA17.3-0 pts
40Lawrenceville, GA17.2-0 pts
41Thomasville, GA16.8-4.7 pts
42Cumming, GA16.3-2 pts
43Forest Park, GA16.2-1.8 pts
44Locust Grove, GA16.1-0.5 pts
45Dallas, GA15.6-2.2 pts
46Union City, GA15.5+3 pts
47Stonecrest, GA15.1-0.1 pts
48Garden City, GA15+0.9 pts
49Hinesville, GA14.9-1.4 pts
50Winder, GA13.9-0.2 pts
51Warner Robins, GA13.6+2.3 pts
52Cartersville, GA13.6+1.2 pts
53Norcross, GA13.3+0.2 pts
54Auburn, GA12.9+7.8 pts
55Kingsland, GA12.7-0.5 pts
56Marietta, GA12.7-0.1 pts
57Lovejoy, GA12.4-6.5 pts
58McDonough, GA12.2+1.8 pts
59Rincon, GA12.1+3.4 pts
60Riverdale, GA12-2.6 pts
61Perry, GA12-1.4 pts
62Kennesaw, GA11.9-0.8 pts
63Tucker, GA11.8+0.6 pts
64Powder Springs, GA11.7+4.2 pts
65Buford, GA11.4+2.1 pts
66Canton, GA11.4-2.3 pts
67Douglasville, GA11.2-0.7 pts
68Brookhaven, GA10.2-0.5 pts
69Suwanee, GA10+0.6 pts
70Fort Oglethorpe, GA9.9-0.2 pts
71South Fulton, GA9.9+0.5 pts
72Port Wentworth, GA9.8-5.1 pts
73Smyrna, GA9.6+1.6 pts
74Stockbridge, GA9.6+0.9 pts
75Grovetown, GA9.5+0.7 pts
75Richmond Hill, GA9.5+1.1 pts
77Sugar Hill, GA9.5+2.5 pts
78Jefferson, GA9.4-0 pts
79Conyers, GA9-5.5 pts
80Newnan, GA8.9-1 pts
81Villa Rica, GA8.8+1 pts
82Acworth, GA8.3+0.1 pts
83Mableton, GA8.2-1 pts
84Loganville, GA7.9-2.1 pts
85Sandy Springs, GA7.4+0.3 pts
86Peachtree Corners, GA7.4-1.8 pts
87Roswell, GA7.4+0.8 pts
88Fayetteville, GA7.1+0.1 pts
88Snellville, GA7.1+0.6 pts
90Dunwoody, GA6.9+0.6 pts
91Duluth, GA6.6-0.9 pts
92Peachtree City, GA6.5+0.6 pts
93Pooler, GA6.4+1.5 pts
94Woodstock, GA6.4+0.5 pts
95Flowery Branch, GA6.3+2.1 pts
96Braselton, GA5.8+0.2 pts
97Alpharetta, GA5.3+0.3 pts
98Decatur, GA5.2-1.1 pts
99Milton, GA4.4+0.5 pts
100Johns Creek, GA3.9+0.1 pts
101Holly Springs, GA3.4-0.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Milledgeville, GA, with 41.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Holly Springs, GA, with 3.4% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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