Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Georgia was 9.56%. Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Milledgeville city (40.06%), followed by Statesboro city (32.16%), and Union City city (28.69%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Port Wentworth city (0.85%), Dunwoody city (1.41%), and Johns Creek city (1.56%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Georgia.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Milledgeville city
Statesboro city
Union City city
Lovejoy city
Forest Park city
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Calhoun city
Waycross city
Conyers city
Carrollton city
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Milledgeville city 40.06
2 Statesboro city 32.16
3 Union City city 28.69
4 Lovejoy city 28.18
5 Forest Park city 28.02
6 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 25.39
7 Calhoun city 23.02
8 Waycross city 20.94
9 Conyers city 20.84
10 Carrollton city 19.91
11 Riverdale city 19.50
12 Americus city 18.01
13 Cordele city 17.31
14 Brunswick city 17.08
15 Douglas city 16.94
16 Cedartown city 16.89
17 Valdosta city 15.56
18 Rome city 15.34
19 Cairo city 15.28
20 Griffin city 15.01
21 Cartersville city 14.77
22 Hinesville city 14.60
23 Covington city 14.34
24 LaGrange city 14.32
25 Tifton city 13.91
26 St. Marys city 13.88
27 Buford city 13.77
28 Savannah city 13.74
29 Doraville city 13.51
30 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 13.42
30 East Point city 13.42
31 Kennesaw city 12.78
32 Columbus city 12.75
33 Lithia Springs CDP 12.66
33 Monroe city 12.66
34 Gainesville city 12.61
35 Fort Oglethorpe city 12.28
36 Dublin city 11.94
37 Garden City city 11.92
38 Lilburn city 11.82
39 Winder city 11.75
40 Macon-Bibb County 11.60
41 Dalton city 11.42
42 Albany city 11.33
43 Dallas city 10.93
43 Moultrie city 10.93
44 Powder Springs city 10.65
45 Rincon city 10.55
46 Belvedere Park CDP 10.45
47 Suwanee city 10.24
48 North Druid Hills CDP 10.14
49 College Park city 9.90
50 Norcross city 9.46
51 Vidalia city 9.40
52 Candler-McAfee CDP 9.38
53 Richmond Hill city 9.36
54 Acworth city 9.15
55 Douglasville city 8.97
56 South Fulton city 8.84
57 Canton city 8.81
57 Marietta city 8.81
58 Warner Robins city 8.60
59 Kingsland city 8.26
60 Fayetteville city 7.94
61 Grovetown city 7.86
62 Redan CDP 7.83
63 Georgetown CDP 7.68
64 Perry city 7.53
64 Thomasville city 7.53
65 Bainbridge city 7.41
66 Atlanta city 7.26
67 Mountain Park CDP 7.22
68 McDonough city 7.11
69 Duluth city 6.84
69 North Decatur CDP 6.84
70 Lawrenceville city 6.68
71 Clarkston city 6.55
72 Loganville city 6.39
73 Newnan city 6.26
74 Martinez CDP 6.25
75 Tucker city 5.92
76 Stonecrest city 5.88
77 Stockbridge city 5.73
78 Smyrna city 5.34
79 Snellville city 5.28
80 Peachtree City city 4.86
81 Mableton CDP 4.68
82 Holly Springs city 4.58
82 Sugar Hill city 4.58
83 Villa Rica city 4.53
84 Pooler city 4.33
85 Woodstock city 4.31
86 Jefferson city 4.25
87 Roswell city 4.24
88 Alpharetta city 4.23
89 Evans CDP 4.21
90 Peachtree Corners city 4.13
91 Fairburn city 4.09
92 St. Simons CDP 4.07
93 Brookhaven city 3.96
94 Chamblee city 3.91
95 Milton city 3.64
96 Sandy Springs city 3.55
97 Scottdale CDP 2.99
98 Wilmington Island CDP 2.79
99 Decatur city 2.06
100 Braselton town 2.00
101 Johns Creek city 1.56
101 Vinings CDP 1.56
102 Dunwoody city 1.41
103 Port Wentworth city 0.85