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

Terrell County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2023, at 33%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 18.1% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33Terrell County
Lowest4.5Forsyth County
Median18.1159 counties
Georgia13.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 23.8 %Atkinson County: 25 %Bacon County: 20.9 %Baker County: 29.4 %Baldwin County: 22 %Banks County: 12.8 %Barrow County: 10.2 %Bartow County: 10.1 %Ben Hill County: 25.7 %Berrien County: 22.1 %Bibb County: 24.8 %Bleckley County: 20.5 %Brantley County: 16.9 %Brooks County: 25.4 %Bryan County: 7.2 %Bulloch County: 22.5 %Burke County: 19.2 %Butts County: 12.9 %Calhoun County: 22.7 %Camden County: 15 %Candler County: 17.5 %Carroll County: 15.6 %Catoosa County: 8.7 %Charlton County: 22.5 %Chatham County: 14.4 %Chattahoochee County: 16.2 %Chattooga County: 20.1 %Cherokee County: 6.5 %Clarke County: 25.9 %Clay County: 23.1 %Clayton County: 16.8 %Clinch County: 22.9 %Cobb County: 8.6 %Coffee County: 19.8 %Colquitt County: 23.9 %Columbia County: 6.8 %Cook County: 20.5 %Coweta County: 8.2 %Crawford County: 13.3 %Crisp County: 24.1 %Dade County: 8.5 %Dawson County: 9.2 %Decatur County: 24.8 %DeKalb County: 13.5 %Dodge County: 22.2 %Dooly County: 19.8 %Dougherty County: 26.4 %Douglas County: 11.3 %Early County: 21.1 %Echols County: 12.4 %Effingham County: 7.4 %Elbert County: 20.6 %Emanuel County: 24.7 %Evans County: 18.4 %Fannin County: 12 %Fayette County: 5.5 %Floyd County: 16.8 %Forsyth County: 4.5 %Franklin County: 20.4 %Fulton County: 12.9 %Gilmer County: 14.7 %Glascock County: 12.2 %Glynn County: 16.3 %Gordon County: 12.9 %Grady County: 20.6 %Greene County: 8.8 %Gwinnett County: 10.5 %Habersham County: 13.7 %Hall County: 12.7 %Hancock County: 31.5 %Haralson County: 15.1 %Harris County: 7.4 %Hart County: 11.5 %Heard County: 18.7 %Henry County: 9.4 %Houston County: 10.1 %Irwin County: 18.1 %Jackson County: 8.3 %Jasper County: 14 %Jeff Davis County: 26.6 %Jefferson County: 18.8 %Jenkins County: 23.6 %Johnson County: 17.6 %Jones County: 13.5 %Lamar County: 10.5 %Lanier County: 27.7 %Laurens County: 22.4 %Lee County: 7 %Liberty County: 14.5 %Lincoln County: 18.2 %Long County: 16 %Lowndes County: 20.3 %Lumpkin County: 15.7 %McDuffie County: 19 %McIntosh County: 22.4 %Macon County: 25.5 %Madison County: 18.9 %Marion County: 16.9 %Meriwether County: 19.7 %Miller County: 24.1 %Mitchell County: 25.5 %Monroe County: 11.5 %Montgomery County: 16.4 %Morgan County: 7.5 %Murray County: 13 %Muscogee County: 18.8 %Newton County: 12.3 %Oconee County: 6.1 %Oglethorpe County: 11.2 %Paulding County: 6.1 %Peach County: 17.8 %Pickens County: 13.3 %Pierce County: 13.2 %Pike County: 9.6 %Polk County: 19.4 %Pulaski County: 18.3 %Putnam County: 18.6 %Quitman County: 15.5 %Rabun County: 14.8 %Randolph County: 26.8 %Richmond County: 21.1 %Rockdale County: 10.7 %Schley County: 13.2 %Screven County: 18.1 %Seminole County: 19 %Spalding County: 18.7 %Stephens County: 13.9 %Stewart County: 27.8 %Sumter County: 22.7 %Talbot County: 21.6 %Taliaferro County: 21.4 %Tattnall County: 22.7 %Taylor County: 29.4 %Telfair County: 31 %Terrell County: 33 %Thomas County: 17.9 %Tift County: 20.9 %Toombs County: 19.8 %Towns County: 12.9 %Treutlen County: 25 %Troup County: 18.5 %Turner County: 21.6 %Twiggs County: 14.9 %Union County: 10.4 %Upson County: 21.3 %Walker County: 13.8 %Walton County: 12.2 %Ware County: 22.8 %Warren County: 21.8 %Washington County: 15.6 %Wayne County: 20.6 %Webster County: 26.4 %Wheeler County: 21.5 %White County: 11.7 %Whitfield County: 13.7 %Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilkes County: 17 %Wilkinson County: 20.3 %Worth County: 20.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Terrell County: 33 %Terrell County33Hancock County: 31.5 %Hancock County31.5Telfair County: 31 %Telfair County31Baker County: 29.4 %Baker County29.4Taylor County: 29.4 %Taylor County29.4Stewart County: 27.8 %Stewart County27.8Lanier County: 27.7 %Lanier County27.7Randolph County: 26.8 %Randolph County26.8Jeff Davis County: 26.6 %Jeff Davis County26.6Dougherty County: 26.4 %Dougherty County26.4Webster County: 26.4 %Webster County26.4Clarke County: 25.9 %Clarke County25.9Ben Hill County: 25.7 %Ben Hill County25.7Mitchell County: 25.5 %Mitchell County25.5Macon County: 25.5 %Macon County25.5Brooks County: 25.4 %Brooks County25.4Atkinson County: 25 %Atkinson County25Treutlen County: 25 %Treutlen County25Bibb County: 24.8 %Bibb County24.8Decatur County: 24.8 %Decatur County24.8Emanuel County: 24.7 %Emanuel County24.7Crisp County: 24.1 %Crisp County24.1Miller County: 24.1 %Miller County24.1Colquitt County: 23.9 %Colquitt County23.9Appling County: 23.8 %Appling County23.8Jenkins County: 23.6 %Jenkins County23.6Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilcox County23.1Clay County: 23.1 %Clay County23.1Clinch County: 22.9 %Clinch County22.9Ware County: 22.8 %Ware County22.8Tattnall County: 22.7 %Tattnall County22.7Calhoun County: 22.7 %Calhoun County22.7Sumter County: 22.7 %Sumter County22.7Charlton County: 22.5 %Charlton County22.5Bulloch County: 22.5 %Bulloch County22.5Laurens County: 22.4 %Laurens County22.4McIntosh County: 22.4 %McIntosh County22.4Dodge County: 22.2 %Dodge County22.2Berrien County: 22.1 %Berrien County22.1Baldwin County: 22 %Baldwin County22Terrell County: 33 %Terrell County33Hancock County: 31.5 %Hancock County31.5Telfair County: 31 %Telfair County31Baker County: 29.4 %Baker County29.4Taylor County: 29.4 %Taylor County29.4Stewart County: 27.8 %Stewart County27.8Lanier County: 27.7 %Lanier County27.7Randolph County: 26.8 %Randolph County26.8Jeff Davis County: 26.6 %Jeff Davis County26.6Dougherty County: 26.4 %Dougherty County26.4Webster County: 26.4 %Webster County26.4Clarke County: 25.9 %Clarke County25.9Ben Hill County: 25.7 %Ben Hill County25.7Mitchell County: 25.5 %Mitchell County25.5Macon County: 25.5 %Macon County25.5Brooks County: 25.4 %Brooks County25.4Atkinson County: 25 %Atkinson County25Treutlen County: 25 %Treutlen County25Bibb County: 24.8 %Bibb County24.8Decatur County: 24.8 %Decatur County24.8Emanuel County: 24.7 %Emanuel County24.7Crisp County: 24.1 %Crisp County24.1Miller County: 24.1 %Miller County24.1Colquitt County: 23.9 %Colquitt County23.9Appling County: 23.8 %Appling County23.8Jenkins County: 23.6 %Jenkins County23.6Wilcox County: 23.1 %Wilcox County23.1Clay County: 23.1 %Clay County23.1Clinch County: 22.9 %Clinch County22.9Ware County: 22.8 %Ware County22.8Tattnall County: 22.7 %Tattnall County22.7Calhoun County: 22.7 %Calhoun County22.7Sumter County: 22.7 %Sumter County22.7Charlton County: 22.5 %Charlton County22.5Bulloch County: 22.5 %Bulloch County22.5Laurens County: 22.4 %Laurens County22.4McIntosh County: 22.4 %McIntosh County22.4Dodge County: 22.2 %Dodge County22.2Berrien County: 22.1 %Berrien County22.1Baldwin County: 22 %Baldwin County22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Terrell County33+3.2 pts
2Hancock County31.5+4 pts
3Telfair County31-0.3 pts
4Baker County29.4+6.3 pts
5Taylor County29.4+0.4 pts
6Stewart County27.8+5.9 pts
7Lanier County27.7-4.4 pts
8Randolph County26.8-1.3 pts
9Jeff Davis County26.6+4 pts
10Dougherty County26.4+0.1 pts
10Webster County26.4-1.4 pts
12Clarke County25.9-0.8 pts
13Ben Hill County25.7-0.8 pts
14Mitchell County25.5-3.2 pts
15Macon County25.5-0.7 pts
16Brooks County25.4-1.2 pts
17Atkinson County25-2.5 pts
18Treutlen County25-3.2 pts
19Bibb County24.8-0.2 pts
19Decatur County24.8+0.5 pts
21Emanuel County24.7+3.4 pts
22Crisp County24.1+0.5 pts
23Miller County24.1-0.4 pts
24Colquitt County23.9-0.5 pts
25Appling County23.8-1.5 pts
26Jenkins County23.6-4.3 pts
27Wilcox County23.1+0.1 pts
28Clay County23.1-2.7 pts
29Clinch County22.9-9.6 pts
30Ware County22.8-0.9 pts
31Tattnall County22.7+2.7 pts
32Calhoun County22.7-3.1 pts
33Sumter County22.7-1.6 pts
34Charlton County22.5+2.1 pts
35Bulloch County22.5-0.3 pts
36Laurens County22.4-2 pts
37McIntosh County22.4+2.1 pts
38Dodge County22.2-0.2 pts
39Berrien County22.1-1.1 pts
40Baldwin County22-0.7 pts
41Warren County21.8-1.2 pts
42Talbot County21.6+3.2 pts
43Turner County21.6-0.8 pts
44Wheeler County21.5-5.2 pts
45Taliaferro County21.4+2.5 pts
46Upson County21.3-1.1 pts
47Richmond County21.1+0.4 pts
48Early County21.1-1.2 pts
49Tift County20.9-0 pts
50Bacon County20.9-0.7 pts
51Elbert County20.6+1.6 pts
52Grady County20.6+0.8 pts
53Wayne County20.6+2.4 pts
54Bleckley County20.5+3.5 pts
54Cook County20.5-1.2 pts
56Franklin County20.4+1.9 pts
57Lowndes County20.3-0.3 pts
58Wilkinson County20.3-1.6 pts
59Worth County20.2+0.6 pts
60Chattooga County20.1+0.2 pts
61Coffee County19.8-0.3 pts
62Dooly County19.8-1.2 pts
62Toombs County19.8-2 pts
64Meriwether County19.7-2.5 pts
65Polk County19.4+2.2 pts
66Burke County19.2+1.8 pts
67McDuffie County19+2.9 pts
68Seminole County19-2.1 pts
69Madison County18.9-1.7 pts
70Muscogee County18.8+0.1 pts
71Jefferson County18.8-0.6 pts
72Spalding County18.7-0.1 pts
73Heard County18.7+2 pts
74Putnam County18.6+2.6 pts
75Troup County18.5-0.7 pts
76Evans County18.4-2.9 pts
77Pulaski County18.3-0.6 pts
78Lincoln County18.20 pts
79Irwin County18.1-3.9 pts
80Screven County18.1-0.3 pts
81Thomas County17.9-0.8 pts
82Peach County17.8-3 pts
83Johnson County17.6-4.3 pts
84Candler County17.5-0.8 pts
85Wilkes County17-0.8 pts
86Brantley County16.9+0.6 pts
87Marion County16.9+4.5 pts
88Clayton County16.8-0.1 pts
89Floyd County16.8-0.7 pts
90Montgomery County16.4-0.3 pts
91Glynn County16.3-0.1 pts
92Chattahoochee County16.2-0.7 pts
93Long County16+0.3 pts
94Lumpkin County15.7+1.1 pts
95Carroll County15.6-1.3 pts
96Washington County15.6-1.3 pts
97Quitman County15.5+0.2 pts
98Haralson County15.1+2.6 pts
99Camden County15-1.3 pts
100Twiggs County14.9-0.7 pts
101Rabun County14.8+0.4 pts
102Gilmer County14.7-0.1 pts
103Liberty County14.5-0.9 pts
104Chatham County14.4+0.4 pts
105Jasper County14+0.7 pts
106Stephens County13.9+1.1 pts
107Walker County13.8+0.1 pts
108Whitfield County13.7+0.3 pts
109Habersham County13.7+0.1 pts
110DeKalb County13.5+0.1 pts
111Jones County13.5-0.8 pts
112Pickens County13.3-0.2 pts
113Crawford County13.3-3.3 pts
114Schley County13.2-2.7 pts
115Pierce County13.2-2.1 pts
116Murray County13-0 pts
117Gordon County12.9-1.1 pts
118Butts County12.9-2.9 pts
118Fulton County12.9+0.4 pts
120Towns County12.9-2.4 pts
121Banks County12.8-0.3 pts
122Hall County12.7-0.8 pts
123Echols County12.4-2.6 pts
124Newton County12.3-1.1 pts
125Glascock County12.2-3.3 pts
126Walton County12.2-0.9 pts
127Fannin County12+0.2 pts
128White County11.7-1.2 pts
129Hart County11.5+0.6 pts
129Monroe County11.5-2.3 pts
131Douglas County11.3-0.3 pts
132Oglethorpe County11.20 pts
133Rockdale County10.7-0.6 pts
134Lamar County10.5-0.7 pts
135Gwinnett County10.5+0.4 pts
136Union County10.4-1.3 pts
137Barrow County10.2+0.6 pts
138Houston County10.1+0.3 pts
139Bartow County10.1-0.7 pts
140Pike County9.6+1.4 pts
141Henry County9.4+1 pts
142Dawson County9.2-0.4 pts
143Greene County8.8-4.1 pts
144Catoosa County8.7-0.2 pts
145Cobb County8.6+0.3 pts
146Dade County8.5+2 pts
147Jackson County8.3+0.1 pts
148Coweta County8.2-0.1 pts
149Morgan County7.5-1.1 pts
150Effingham County7.4+0.8 pts
151Harris County7.4-0.1 pts
152Bryan County7.2+0.1 pts
153Lee County7-1.8 pts
154Columbia County6.8-0.4 pts
155Cherokee County6.5-0.1 pts
156Oconee County6.1+1.6 pts
157Paulding County6.1-0.6 pts
158Fayette County5.5+0.2 pts
159Forsyth County4.5-0.1 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Terrell County, with 33% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forsyth County, with 4.5% in 2023.

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