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

Clinch County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2022, at 32.5%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 17.5% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.5Clinch County
Lowest4.5Oconee County
Median17.5159 counties
Georgia13.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 25.3 %Atkinson County: 27.5 %Bacon County: 21.6 %Baker County: 23.1 %Baldwin County: 22.7 %Banks County: 13.2 %Barrow County: 9.6 %Bartow County: 10.8 %Ben Hill County: 26.5 %Berrien County: 23.2 %Bibb County: 25.1 %Bleckley County: 17.1 %Brantley County: 16.3 %Brooks County: 26.5 %Bryan County: 7.2 %Bulloch County: 22.8 %Burke County: 17.3 %Butts County: 15.8 %Calhoun County: 25.8 %Camden County: 16.4 %Candler County: 18.3 %Carroll County: 16.9 %Catoosa County: 8.9 %Charlton County: 20.5 %Chatham County: 14 %Chattahoochee County: 16.9 %Chattooga County: 19.9 %Cherokee County: 6.6 %Clarke County: 26.6 %Clay County: 25.7 %Clayton County: 16.9 %Clinch County: 32.5 %Cobb County: 8.3 %Coffee County: 20 %Colquitt County: 24.4 %Columbia County: 7.2 %Cook County: 21.8 %Coweta County: 8.3 %Crawford County: 16.6 %Crisp County: 23.6 %Dade County: 6.5 %Dawson County: 9.6 %Decatur County: 24.3 %DeKalb County: 13.4 %Dodge County: 22.3 %Dooly County: 21 %Dougherty County: 26.4 %Douglas County: 11.6 %Early County: 22.3 %Echols County: 15 %Effingham County: 6.6 %Elbert County: 19 %Emanuel County: 21.4 %Evans County: 21.3 %Fannin County: 11.8 %Fayette County: 5.3 %Floyd County: 17.5 %Forsyth County: 4.6 %Franklin County: 18.4 %Fulton County: 12.5 %Gilmer County: 14.8 %Glascock County: 15.5 %Glynn County: 16.4 %Gordon County: 14 %Grady County: 19.8 %Greene County: 12.9 %Gwinnett County: 10.1 %Habersham County: 13.6 %Hall County: 13.5 %Hancock County: 27.5 %Haralson County: 12.5 %Harris County: 7.5 %Hart County: 10.9 %Heard County: 16.7 %Henry County: 8.4 %Houston County: 9.8 %Irwin County: 22 %Jackson County: 8.1 %Jasper County: 13.4 %Jeff Davis County: 22.6 %Jefferson County: 19.4 %Jenkins County: 27.9 %Johnson County: 21.9 %Jones County: 14.3 %Lamar County: 11.2 %Lanier County: 32.1 %Laurens County: 24.4 %Lee County: 8.8 %Liberty County: 15.4 %Lincoln County: 18.1 %Long County: 15.8 %Lowndes County: 20.6 %Lumpkin County: 14.5 %McDuffie County: 16.1 %McIntosh County: 20.3 %Macon County: 26.2 %Madison County: 20.6 %Marion County: 12.4 %Meriwether County: 22.1 %Miller County: 24.5 %Mitchell County: 28.7 %Monroe County: 13.7 %Montgomery County: 16.6 %Morgan County: 8.6 %Murray County: 13.1 %Muscogee County: 18.7 %Newton County: 13.4 %Oconee County: 4.5 %Oglethorpe County: 11.1 %Paulding County: 6.7 %Peach County: 20.7 %Pickens County: 13.5 %Pierce County: 15.3 %Pike County: 8.1 %Polk County: 17.2 %Pulaski County: 18.9 %Putnam County: 16 %Quitman County: 15.3 %Rabun County: 14.5 %Randolph County: 28.1 %Richmond County: 20.7 %Rockdale County: 11.4 %Schley County: 15.9 %Screven County: 18.4 %Seminole County: 21 %Spalding County: 18.8 %Stephens County: 12.8 %Stewart County: 21.9 %Sumter County: 24.2 %Talbot County: 18.4 %Taliaferro County: 18.9 %Tattnall County: 20.1 %Taylor County: 29 %Telfair County: 31.3 %Terrell County: 29.8 %Thomas County: 18.7 %Tift County: 21 %Toombs County: 21.7 %Towns County: 15.3 %Treutlen County: 28.2 %Troup County: 19.2 %Turner County: 22.4 %Twiggs County: 15.7 %Union County: 11.7 %Upson County: 22.4 %Walker County: 13.7 %Walton County: 13.1 %Ware County: 23.7 %Warren County: 23 %Washington County: 16.8 %Wayne County: 18.2 %Webster County: 27.9 %Wheeler County: 26.7 %White County: 13 %Whitfield County: 13.5 %Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilkinson County: 21.8 %Worth County: 19.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Clinch County: 32.5 %Clinch County32.5Lanier County: 32.1 %Lanier County32.1Telfair County: 31.3 %Telfair County31.3Terrell County: 29.8 %Terrell County29.8Taylor County: 29 %Taylor County29Mitchell County: 28.7 %Mitchell County28.7Treutlen County: 28.2 %Treutlen County28.2Randolph County: 28.1 %Randolph County28.1Jenkins County: 27.9 %Jenkins County27.9Webster County: 27.9 %Webster County27.9Atkinson County: 27.5 %Atkinson County27.5Hancock County: 27.5 %Hancock County27.5Wheeler County: 26.7 %Wheeler County26.7Clarke County: 26.6 %Clarke County26.6Brooks County: 26.5 %Brooks County26.5Ben Hill County: 26.5 %Ben Hill County26.5Dougherty County: 26.4 %Dougherty County26.4Macon County: 26.2 %Macon County26.2Calhoun County: 25.8 %Calhoun County25.8Clay County: 25.7 %Clay County25.7Appling County: 25.3 %Appling County25.3Bibb County: 25.1 %Bibb County25.1Miller County: 24.5 %Miller County24.5Laurens County: 24.4 %Laurens County24.4Colquitt County: 24.4 %Colquitt County24.4Decatur County: 24.3 %Decatur County24.3Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Ware County: 23.7 %Ware County23.7Crisp County: 23.6 %Crisp County23.6Berrien County: 23.2 %Berrien County23.2Baker County: 23.1 %Baker County23.1Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilcox County23.1Warren County: 23 %Warren County23Bulloch County: 22.8 %Bulloch County22.8Baldwin County: 22.7 %Baldwin County22.7Jeff Davis County: 22.6 %Jeff Davis County22.6Upson County: 22.4 %Upson County22.4Turner County: 22.4 %Turner County22.4Dodge County: 22.3 %Dodge County22.3Early County: 22.3 %Early County22.3Clinch County: 32.5 %Clinch County32.5Lanier County: 32.1 %Lanier County32.1Telfair County: 31.3 %Telfair County31.3Terrell County: 29.8 %Terrell County29.8Taylor County: 29 %Taylor County29Mitchell County: 28.7 %Mitchell County28.7Treutlen County: 28.2 %Treutlen County28.2Randolph County: 28.1 %Randolph County28.1Jenkins County: 27.9 %Jenkins County27.9Webster County: 27.9 %Webster County27.9Atkinson County: 27.5 %Atkinson County27.5Hancock County: 27.5 %Hancock County27.5Wheeler County: 26.7 %Wheeler County26.7Clarke County: 26.6 %Clarke County26.6Brooks County: 26.5 %Brooks County26.5Ben Hill County: 26.5 %Ben Hill County26.5Dougherty County: 26.4 %Dougherty County26.4Macon County: 26.2 %Macon County26.2Calhoun County: 25.8 %Calhoun County25.8Clay County: 25.7 %Clay County25.7Appling County: 25.3 %Appling County25.3Bibb County: 25.1 %Bibb County25.1Miller County: 24.5 %Miller County24.5Laurens County: 24.4 %Laurens County24.4Colquitt County: 24.4 %Colquitt County24.4Decatur County: 24.3 %Decatur County24.3Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Ware County: 23.7 %Ware County23.7Crisp County: 23.6 %Crisp County23.6Berrien County: 23.2 %Berrien County23.2Baker County: 23.1 %Baker County23.1Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilcox County23.1Warren County: 23 %Warren County23Bulloch County: 22.8 %Bulloch County22.8Baldwin County: 22.7 %Baldwin County22.7Jeff Davis County: 22.6 %Jeff Davis County22.6Upson County: 22.4 %Upson County22.4Turner County: 22.4 %Turner County22.4Dodge County: 22.3 %Dodge County22.3Early County: 22.3 %Early County22.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clinch County32.5+2.3 pts
2Lanier County32.1-2 pts
3Telfair County31.3+5.2 pts
4Terrell County29.8-0.3 pts
5Taylor County29+0.2 pts
6Mitchell County28.7+2.2 pts
7Treutlen County28.2-3.9 pts
8Randolph County28.1-2.6 pts
9Jenkins County27.9-0 pts
10Webster County27.9-1.6 pts
11Atkinson County27.5+0.6 pts
12Hancock County27.5-1.6 pts
13Wheeler County26.7+3.7 pts
14Clarke County26.6+0.4 pts
15Brooks County26.5+3.4 pts
16Ben Hill County26.5+0.8 pts
17Dougherty County26.4+0.1 pts
18Macon County26.2-1.1 pts
19Calhoun County25.8-0.3 pts
20Clay County25.7+0.1 pts
21Appling County25.3-0.1 pts
22Bibb County25.1-0.2 pts
23Miller County24.5+1.8 pts
24Laurens County24.4-0.6 pts
25Colquitt County24.4+0.5 pts
26Decatur County24.3+3.3 pts
27Sumter County24.2+0.1 pts
28Ware County23.7-0.2 pts
29Crisp County23.6-2.7 pts
30Berrien County23.2+2.1 pts
31Baker County23.1-1.9 pts
32Wilcox County23.1-2.9 pts
33Warren County23-4.5 pts
34Bulloch County22.8+0.3 pts
35Baldwin County22.7+0.1 pts
36Jeff Davis County22.6+1.4 pts
37Upson County22.40 pts
38Turner County22.4-4.8 pts
39Dodge County22.3+1.5 pts
40Early County22.3-2.8 pts
41Meriwether County22.1+0.2 pts
42Irwin County22+1.1 pts
43Stewart County21.9-4.4 pts
44Johnson County21.9+2.3 pts
45Wilkinson County21.8-4.2 pts
46Cook County21.8+1.3 pts
47Toombs County21.7+1.6 pts
48Bacon County21.6-2.8 pts
49Emanuel County21.4-3.6 pts
50Evans County21.3-2.4 pts
51Seminole County21-3.8 pts
52Dooly County21-1.6 pts
52Tift County21-1.1 pts
54Peach County20.7+1.6 pts
55Richmond County20.7-1.4 pts
56Lowndes County20.6-2.3 pts
57Madison County20.6-1.6 pts
58Charlton County20.5-0.8 pts
59McIntosh County20.3+0.6 pts
60Tattnall County20.1-0 pts
61Coffee County20-2.2 pts
62Chattooga County19.9-1.6 pts
63Grady County19.8+2.3 pts
64Worth County19.6+1.1 pts
65Jefferson County19.4+1.2 pts
66Troup County19.2+0.1 pts
67Elbert County19-4.5 pts
68Pulaski County18.9+1.4 pts
69Taliaferro County18.9-2.5 pts
70Spalding County18.8+1.4 pts
71Muscogee County18.7-0.8 pts
71Thomas County18.7+1.5 pts
73Franklin County18.4-0.6 pts
74Screven County18.4+1.1 pts
75Talbot County18.4+1.6 pts
76Candler County18.3-6.7 pts
77Wayne County18.2-0.7 pts
78Lincoln County18.1-0.4 pts
79Wilkes County17.8-3.6 pts
80Floyd County17.5-1.2 pts
81Burke County17.3+2 pts
82Polk County17.2-0.9 pts
83Bleckley County17.1-1 pts
84Clayton County16.9+0.5 pts
85Carroll County16.9-0.4 pts
86Chattahoochee County16.9-0.9 pts
87Washington County16.8-1.4 pts
88Heard County16.7-3.7 pts
89Montgomery County16.6-0.4 pts
90Crawford County16.6+3 pts
91Glynn County16.4-0.4 pts
92Camden County16.4+0.4 pts
93Brantley County16.3-0.5 pts
94McDuffie County16.1-0.7 pts
95Putnam County16-1.7 pts
96Schley County15.9-1.4 pts
97Butts County15.8-3.3 pts
97Long County15.8-2.7 pts
99Twiggs County15.7-0.1 pts
100Glascock County15.5-0.1 pts
101Liberty County15.4-1.4 pts
102Towns County15.3+1.1 pts
103Quitman County15.3-3.6 pts
104Pierce County15.3-2.7 pts
105Echols County15-10.5 pts
106Gilmer County14.8-0.3 pts
107Lumpkin County14.5+2.4 pts
108Rabun County14.5-2.4 pts
109Jones County14.3+0.1 pts
110Gordon County14-2 pts
111Chatham County14-0.2 pts
112Walker County13.7-0.1 pts
113Monroe County13.7-0.7 pts
114Habersham County13.6+0.6 pts
115Hall County13.5-0.5 pts
116Pickens County13.5+0.9 pts
117Whitfield County13.5-1.6 pts
118DeKalb County13.4-0.1 pts
119Newton County13.4-0.2 pts
120Jasper County13.4-2.8 pts
121Banks County13.20 pts
122Walton County13.1+1.6 pts
123Murray County13.1-2.1 pts
124White County13+1 pts
125Greene County12.9-1.9 pts
126Stephens County12.8-0.7 pts
127Haralson County12.5+1.1 pts
128Fulton County12.5-0.4 pts
129Marion County12.4-1.1 pts
130Fannin County11.8+0.1 pts
131Union County11.7-3.2 pts
132Douglas County11.6-0.6 pts
133Rockdale County11.4-0.5 pts
134Lamar County11.2-1.2 pts
135Oglethorpe County11.1+0.5 pts
136Hart County10.9-4 pts
137Bartow County10.8-1.2 pts
138Gwinnett County10.1-0.4 pts
139Houston County9.8-0.6 pts
140Dawson County9.6-0 pts
141Barrow County9.6-0.9 pts
142Catoosa County8.9+0.2 pts
143Lee County8.8-1.1 pts
144Morgan County8.6+2.1 pts
145Henry County8.4-0.2 pts
146Coweta County8.3-0.2 pts
147Cobb County8.3-0.3 pts
148Jackson County8.1-1.6 pts
148Pike County8.1-0.4 pts
150Harris County7.5+1.4 pts
151Columbia County7.2+0.3 pts
152Bryan County7.2-1.7 pts
153Paulding County6.7+0.4 pts
154Cherokee County6.6-0.4 pts
155Effingham County6.6-1 pts
156Dade County6.5-3.3 pts
157Fayette County5.3-0.1 pts
158Forsyth County4.6-0.7 pts
159Oconee County4.5-0.2 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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: Counties in Georgia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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Clinch County, with 32.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oconee County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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