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

Terrell County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2024, at 33.3%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 17.3% and the figure for Georgia was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.3Terrell County
Lowest4.3Forsyth County
Median17.3159 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 22.5 %Atkinson County: 25 %Bacon County: 24.5 %Baker County: 26.3 %Baldwin County: 21.7 %Banks County: 11.3 %Barrow County: 9.6 %Bartow County: 10.3 %Ben Hill County: 25.2 %Berrien County: 20.6 %Bibb County: 24.7 %Bleckley County: 19.3 %Brantley County: 17.1 %Brooks County: 25.4 %Bryan County: 6.7 %Bulloch County: 23 %Burke County: 18.3 %Butts County: 10.4 %Calhoun County: 22.8 %Camden County: 12.9 %Candler County: 16.3 %Carroll County: 15.4 %Catoosa County: 9.9 %Charlton County: 18.1 %Chatham County: 14.3 %Chattahoochee County: 14 %Chattooga County: 21.2 %Cherokee County: 7 %Clarke County: 26.1 %Clay County: 21 %Clayton County: 18 %Clinch County: 26.1 %Cobb County: 8.7 %Coffee County: 23.2 %Colquitt County: 22.9 %Columbia County: 7.5 %Cook County: 17.7 %Coweta County: 7.4 %Crawford County: 11.6 %Crisp County: 23.3 %Dade County: 8.2 %Dawson County: 8.5 %Decatur County: 22 %DeKalb County: 13.7 %Dodge County: 21.6 %Dooly County: 15.7 %Dougherty County: 25 %Douglas County: 10.9 %Early County: 23.6 %Echols County: 14.2 %Effingham County: 6.8 %Elbert County: 18 %Emanuel County: 25.7 %Evans County: 19.2 %Fannin County: 13.7 %Fayette County: 5.6 %Floyd County: 16 %Forsyth County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 19.5 %Fulton County: 12.3 %Gilmer County: 16 %Glascock County: 12.6 %Glynn County: 16.1 %Gordon County: 12 %Grady County: 20.3 %Greene County: 9.8 %Gwinnett County: 10.8 %Habersham County: 14.1 %Hall County: 11.8 %Hancock County: 30.6 %Haralson County: 15.4 %Harris County: 9 %Hart County: 11.9 %Heard County: 17.9 %Henry County: 9.2 %Houston County: 11.1 %Irwin County: 22.4 %Jackson County: 7.3 %Jasper County: 16 %Jeff Davis County: 21.8 %Jefferson County: 16.9 %Jenkins County: 22.9 %Johnson County: 24.2 %Jones County: 12.1 %Lamar County: 9.6 %Lanier County: 26.2 %Laurens County: 22.6 %Lee County: 5.7 %Liberty County: 15.3 %Lincoln County: 17 %Long County: 17.4 %Lowndes County: 19.2 %Lumpkin County: 14.2 %McDuffie County: 20.3 %McIntosh County: 23 %Macon County: 25.1 %Madison County: 17.2 %Marion County: 20.9 %Meriwether County: 18.9 %Miller County: 23.8 %Mitchell County: 23.4 %Monroe County: 12.3 %Montgomery County: 20.6 %Morgan County: 8.8 %Murray County: 14.4 %Muscogee County: 19.1 %Newton County: 12.3 %Oconee County: 6.2 %Oglethorpe County: 11.6 %Paulding County: 6.7 %Peach County: 17.3 %Pickens County: 12 %Pierce County: 13.8 %Pike County: 9.3 %Polk County: 16.4 %Pulaski County: 16.5 %Putnam County: 17.7 %Quitman County: 15.7 %Rabun County: 13.1 %Randolph County: 30 %Richmond County: 20 %Rockdale County: 10.8 %Schley County: 13.9 %Screven County: 17.2 %Seminole County: 20.1 %Spalding County: 18.9 %Stephens County: 15.8 %Stewart County: 26.4 %Sumter County: 23.8 %Talbot County: 25.2 %Taliaferro County: 20.4 %Tattnall County: 23.4 %Taylor County: 32.1 %Telfair County: 24.1 %Terrell County: 33.3 %Thomas County: 18 %Tift County: 20.8 %Toombs County: 22.5 %Towns County: 13.3 %Treutlen County: 13.8 %Troup County: 16.9 %Turner County: 20.3 %Twiggs County: 18.2 %Union County: 10.9 %Upson County: 19.3 %Walker County: 13.3 %Walton County: 11.9 %Ware County: 21.5 %Warren County: 21.5 %Washington County: 17.2 %Wayne County: 21.3 %Webster County: 22.3 %Wheeler County: 32.7 %White County: 12.4 %Whitfield County: 14.8 %Wilcox County: 21.9 %Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilkinson County: 21.6 %Worth County: 24 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Terrell County: 33.3 %Terrell County33.3Wheeler County: 32.7 %Wheeler County32.7Taylor County: 32.1 %Taylor County32.1Hancock County: 30.6 %Hancock County30.6Randolph County: 30 %Randolph County30Stewart County: 26.4 %Stewart County26.4Baker County: 26.3 %Baker County26.3Lanier County: 26.2 %Lanier County26.2Clinch County: 26.1 %Clinch County26.1Clarke County: 26.1 %Clarke County26.1Emanuel County: 25.7 %Emanuel County25.7Brooks County: 25.4 %Brooks County25.4Talbot County: 25.2 %Talbot County25.2Ben Hill County: 25.2 %Ben Hill County25.2Macon County: 25.1 %Macon County25.1Dougherty County: 25 %Dougherty County25Atkinson County: 25 %Atkinson County25Bibb County: 24.7 %Bibb County24.7Bacon County: 24.5 %Bacon County24.5Johnson County: 24.2 %Johnson County24.2Telfair County: 24.1 %Telfair County24.1Worth County: 24 %Worth County24Miller County: 23.8 %Miller County23.8Sumter County: 23.8 %Sumter County23.8Early County: 23.6 %Early County23.6Mitchell County: 23.4 %Mitchell County23.4Tattnall County: 23.4 %Tattnall County23.4Crisp County: 23.3 %Crisp County23.3Coffee County: 23.2 %Coffee County23.2Bulloch County: 23 %Bulloch County23McIntosh County: 23 %McIntosh County23Colquitt County: 22.9 %Colquitt County22.9Jenkins County: 22.9 %Jenkins County22.9Calhoun County: 22.8 %Calhoun County22.8Laurens County: 22.6 %Laurens County22.6Toombs County: 22.5 %Toombs County22.5Appling County: 22.5 %Appling County22.5Irwin County: 22.4 %Irwin County22.4Webster County: 22.3 %Webster County22.3Decatur County: 22 %Decatur County22Terrell County: 33.3 %Terrell County33.3Wheeler County: 32.7 %Wheeler County32.7Taylor County: 32.1 %Taylor County32.1Hancock County: 30.6 %Hancock County30.6Randolph County: 30 %Randolph County30Stewart County: 26.4 %Stewart County26.4Baker County: 26.3 %Baker County26.3Lanier County: 26.2 %Lanier County26.2Clinch County: 26.1 %Clinch County26.1Clarke County: 26.1 %Clarke County26.1Emanuel County: 25.7 %Emanuel County25.7Brooks County: 25.4 %Brooks County25.4Talbot County: 25.2 %Talbot County25.2Ben Hill County: 25.2 %Ben Hill County25.2Macon County: 25.1 %Macon County25.1Dougherty County: 25 %Dougherty County25Atkinson County: 25 %Atkinson County25Bibb County: 24.7 %Bibb County24.7Bacon County: 24.5 %Bacon County24.5Johnson County: 24.2 %Johnson County24.2Telfair County: 24.1 %Telfair County24.1Worth County: 24 %Worth County24Miller County: 23.8 %Miller County23.8Sumter County: 23.8 %Sumter County23.8Early County: 23.6 %Early County23.6Mitchell County: 23.4 %Mitchell County23.4Tattnall County: 23.4 %Tattnall County23.4Crisp County: 23.3 %Crisp County23.3Coffee County: 23.2 %Coffee County23.2Bulloch County: 23 %Bulloch County23McIntosh County: 23 %McIntosh County23Colquitt County: 22.9 %Colquitt County22.9Jenkins County: 22.9 %Jenkins County22.9Calhoun County: 22.8 %Calhoun County22.8Laurens County: 22.6 %Laurens County22.6Toombs County: 22.5 %Toombs County22.5Appling County: 22.5 %Appling County22.5Irwin County: 22.4 %Irwin County22.4Webster County: 22.3 %Webster County22.3Decatur County: 22 %Decatur County22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Terrell County33.3+0.3 pts
2Wheeler County32.7+11.2 pts
3Taylor County32.1+2.7 pts
4Hancock County30.6-0.9 pts
5Randolph County30+3.2 pts
6Stewart County26.4-1.4 pts
7Baker County26.3-3.1 pts
8Lanier County26.2-1.6 pts
9Clinch County26.1+3.2 pts
10Clarke County26.1+0.2 pts
11Emanuel County25.7+1 pts
12Brooks County25.4+0.1 pts
13Talbot County25.2+3.6 pts
14Ben Hill County25.2-0.6 pts
15Macon County25.1-0.4 pts
16Dougherty County25-1.4 pts
17Atkinson County25-0.1 pts
18Bibb County24.7-0.1 pts
19Bacon County24.5+3.6 pts
20Johnson County24.2+6.7 pts
21Telfair County24.1-6.9 pts
22Worth County24+3.9 pts
23Miller County23.8-0.3 pts
24Sumter County23.8+1.1 pts
25Early County23.6+2.6 pts
26Mitchell County23.4-2.1 pts
27Tattnall County23.4+0.6 pts
28Crisp County23.3-0.8 pts
29Coffee County23.2+3.4 pts
30Bulloch County23+0.5 pts
31McIntosh County23+0.6 pts
32Colquitt County22.9-1 pts
33Jenkins County22.9-0.7 pts
34Calhoun County22.8+0.1 pts
35Laurens County22.6+0.2 pts
36Toombs County22.5+2.7 pts
37Appling County22.5-1.3 pts
38Irwin County22.4+4.3 pts
39Webster County22.3-4.1 pts
40Decatur County22-2.8 pts
41Wilcox County21.9-1.2 pts
42Jeff Davis County21.8-4.8 pts
43Baldwin County21.7-0.3 pts
44Wilkinson County21.6+1.3 pts
45Dodge County21.6-0.6 pts
46Ware County21.5-1.3 pts
47Warren County21.5-0.3 pts
48Wayne County21.3+0.8 pts
49Chattooga County21.2+1.1 pts
50Clay County21-2 pts
51Marion County20.9+4 pts
52Tift County20.8-0.1 pts
53Berrien County20.6-1.5 pts
54Montgomery County20.6+4.2 pts
55Taliaferro County20.4-1 pts
56McDuffie County20.3+1.3 pts
57Grady County20.3-0.3 pts
58Turner County20.3-1.3 pts
59Seminole County20.1+1.1 pts
60Richmond County20-1.1 pts
61Franklin County19.5-0.9 pts
62Upson County19.3-2 pts
63Bleckley County19.3-1.2 pts
64Lowndes County19.2-1.1 pts
65Evans County19.2+0.8 pts
66Muscogee County19.1+0.2 pts
67Spalding County18.9+0.2 pts
68Meriwether County18.9-0.8 pts
69Burke County18.3-0.8 pts
70Twiggs County18.2+3.3 pts
71Charlton County18.1-4.5 pts
72Elbert County18-2.6 pts
73Clayton County18+1.1 pts
73Thomas County18+0.1 pts
75Heard County17.9-0.8 pts
76Wilkes County17.8+0.8 pts
77Cook County17.7-2.8 pts
78Putnam County17.7-1 pts
79Long County17.4+1.3 pts
80Peach County17.3-0.4 pts
81Madison County17.2-1.7 pts
82Screven County17.2-0.9 pts
83Washington County17.2+1.6 pts
84Brantley County17.1+0.1 pts
85Lincoln County17-1.1 pts
86Jefferson County16.9-1.9 pts
87Troup County16.9-1.6 pts
88Pulaski County16.5-1.8 pts
89Polk County16.4-3 pts
90Candler County16.3-1.3 pts
91Glynn County16.1-0.3 pts
92Floyd County16-0.8 pts
93Gilmer County16+1.3 pts
93Jasper County16+2 pts
95Stephens County15.8+1.8 pts
96Dooly County15.7-4 pts
97Quitman County15.7+0.2 pts
98Carroll County15.4-0.3 pts
99Haralson County15.4+0.3 pts
100Liberty County15.3+0.8 pts
101Whitfield County14.8+1.1 pts
102Murray County14.4+1.4 pts
103Chatham County14.3-0 pts
104Echols County14.2+1.9 pts
105Lumpkin County14.2-1.5 pts
106Habersham County14.1+0.4 pts
107Chattahoochee County14-2.2 pts
108Schley County13.9+0.7 pts
109Pierce County13.8+0.7 pts
110Treutlen County13.8-11.2 pts
111Fannin County13.7+1.7 pts
112DeKalb County13.7+0.2 pts
113Towns County13.3+0.4 pts
113Walker County13.3-0.6 pts
115Rabun County13.1-1.7 pts
116Camden County12.9-2.2 pts
117Glascock County12.6+0.3 pts
118White County12.4+0.7 pts
119Fulton County12.3-0.6 pts
120Monroe County12.3+0.9 pts
121Newton County12.3-0 pts
122Jones County12.1-1.4 pts
123Gordon County12-0.9 pts
123Pickens County12-1.3 pts
125Walton County11.9-0.3 pts
126Hart County11.9+0.4 pts
127Hall County11.8-0.9 pts
128Crawford County11.6-1.7 pts
128Oglethorpe County11.6+0.4 pts
130Banks County11.3-1.6 pts
131Houston County11.1+1 pts
132Union County10.9+0.5 pts
133Douglas County10.9-0.4 pts
134Gwinnett County10.8+0.3 pts
135Rockdale County10.80 pts
136Butts County10.4-2.5 pts
137Bartow County10.3+0.2 pts
138Catoosa County9.9+1.1 pts
139Greene County9.8+1 pts
140Lamar County9.6-0.9 pts
141Barrow County9.6-0.6 pts
142Pike County9.3-0.3 pts
143Henry County9.2-0.2 pts
144Harris County9+1.6 pts
145Morgan County8.8+1.4 pts
146Cobb County8.7+0.2 pts
147Dawson County8.5-0.7 pts
148Dade County8.2-0.3 pts
149Columbia County7.5+0.6 pts
150Coweta County7.4-0.8 pts
151Jackson County7.3-1 pts
152Cherokee County7+0.5 pts
153Effingham County6.8-0.6 pts
154Bryan County6.7-0.5 pts
155Paulding County6.7+0.6 pts
156Oconee County6.2+0.1 pts
157Lee County5.7-1.4 pts
158Fayette County5.6+0.1 pts
159Forsyth County4.3-0.2 pts

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Terrell County, with 33.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forsyth County, with 4.3% in 2024.

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