Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Georgia with household income of less than $40k was 31.20%. Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cordele city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (63.12%), followed by Americus city (61.93%), and Brunswick city (61.73%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Johns Creek city (10.94%), Vinings CDP (11.87%), and Milton city (11.91%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Cordele city
Americus city
Brunswick city
Waycross city
Cedartown city
Moultrie city
Statesboro city
Dublin city
Valdosta city
Cairo city
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Cordele city 63.12
2 Americus city 61.93
3 Brunswick city 61.73
4 Waycross city 60.96
5 Cedartown city 58.88
6 Moultrie city 56.98
7 Statesboro city 56.91
8 Dublin city 55.54
9 Valdosta city 54.73
10 Cairo city 53.12
11 Milledgeville city 52.98
12 Douglas city 52.83
13 Forest Park city 52.34
14 LaGrange city 52.08
15 Tifton city 51.96
16 Monroe city 51.91
17 Griffin city 51.32
18 Calhoun city 50.46
19 Rome city 50.00
20 Albany city 49.95
21 Bainbridge city 49.35
22 Union City city 47.07
23 Vidalia city 46.91
24 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 46.67
25 Macon-Bibb County 46.51
26 College Park city 45.85
27 Covington city 45.44
28 Carrollton city 44.69
29 Conyers city 44.34
30 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 44.15
31 Thomasville city 42.98
32 Dallas city 41.79
33 Fort Oglethorpe city 41.78
34 Candler-McAfee CDP 41.56
35 Columbus city 41.16
36 Savannah city 40.94
37 East Point city 39.59
38 Garden City city 39.04
39 Lawrenceville city 38.98
40 Clarkston city 38.67
41 Perry city 38.09
42 Belvedere Park CDP 37.96
43 Dalton city 37.67
44 Gainesville city 37.62
45 Hinesville city 36.93
46 Winder city 36.81
47 Rincon city 35.43
48 Lithia Springs CDP 35.40
49 Doraville city 35.38
50 Riverdale city 34.90
51 Lovejoy city 34.41
52 Redan CDP 33.74
53 Warner Robins city 33.62
54 Marietta city 32.81
55 Atlanta city 32.76
56 Cartersville city 32.38
57 St. Marys city 32.07
58 Norcross city 32.04
59 Buford city 31.97
60 Stonecrest city 31.96
61 Lilburn city 30.34
62 Douglasville city 29.98
63 Kingsland city 29.44
64 Newnan city 28.99
65 Tucker city 28.34
66 McDonough city 28.12
67 Canton city 27.45
68 Acworth city 27.17
69 Stockbridge city 27.07
70 Loganville city 26.86
71 South Fulton city 26.80
72 Peachtree Corners city 26.76
73 Fairburn city 26.39
74 Chamblee city 25.37
75 Scottdale CDP 25.35
76 Mableton CDP 25.04
77 Mountain Park CDP 25.03
78 North Decatur CDP 23.83
79 Kennesaw city 23.78
80 North Druid Hills CDP 23.68
81 Jefferson city 23.57
82 Georgetown CDP 23.16
83 Duluth city 22.37
84 Villa Rica city 22.18
85 Holly Springs city 22.15
86 Wilmington Island CDP 22.12
87 Richmond Hill city 21.89
88 Fayetteville city 21.59
89 Grovetown city 21.05
90 Smyrna city 20.00
91 Snellville city 19.84
92 Martinez CDP 19.36
93 Decatur city 19.31
94 Brookhaven city 18.59
95 Braselton town 18.38
96 Woodstock city 18.16
97 Sandy Springs city 17.90
98 Powder Springs city 17.73
99 St. Simons CDP 17.21
100 Dunwoody city 17.11
101 Suwanee city 16.94
102 Peachtree City city 16.93
103 Port Wentworth city 16.41
104 Roswell city 16.25
105 Sugar Hill city 16.17
106 Pooler city 15.60
107 Alpharetta city 13.30
108 Evans CDP 12.11
109 Milton city 11.91
110 Vinings CDP 11.87
111 Johns Creek city 10.94