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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Georgia

The top 25 of 46 Georgia cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Milledgeville
40.5%
2Dublin
36.3%
3Statesboro
36%
4Americus
32.7%
5Waycross
32.7%
6Brunswick
30.9%
7Douglas
29.7%
8Albany
27.5%
9Athens
26.5%
10Valdosta
26.1%
11Vidalia
25.7%
12Carrollton
25.4%
13Griffin
25.2%
14Macon
24.7%
15Tifton
23.5%
16Rome
20.6%
17Covington
20.4%
18Augusta
20.1%
19Gainesville
20.1%
20Savannah
19.7%
21Columbus
19%
22Dalton
18.6%
23Thomasville
17.1%
24Atlanta
16.9%
25Lawrenceville
15.4%

Top Georgia Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Terrell County33.3%2. Wheeler County32.7%3. Taylor County32.1%4. Hancock County30.6%5. Randolph County30%6. Stewart County26.4%7. Baker County26.3%8. Clinch County26.1%9. Lanier County26.1%10. Clarke County26%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Georgia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/georgia/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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