Ranking of Georgia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Wheeler County (34.35%), followed by Treutlen County (28.8%), and Clarke County (24.97%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Morgan County (3.22%), Hancock County (3.9%), and Forsyth County (4.51%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Georgia.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Wheeler County | 34.35 |
2 | Treutlen County | 28.80 |
3 | Clarke County | 24.97 |
4 | Taylor County | 24.67 |
5 | Lanier County | 23.68 |
6 | Clinch County | 23.44 |
7 | Emanuel County | 22.37 |
7 | Quitman County | 22.37 |
8 | Jeff Davis County | 21.64 |
9 | Jenkins County | 21.30 |
10 | Wilkinson County | 21.26 |
11 | Bacon County | 21.21 |
12 | Berrien County | 21.13 |
13 | Appling County | 20.21 |
14 | Long County | 20.08 |
15 | Heard County | 19.83 |
16 | Talbot County | 18.89 |
17 | Clayton County | 18.83 |
18 | Chattooga County | 18.69 |
19 | Coffee County | 18.39 |
20 | Cook County | 18.34 |
21 | Baldwin County | 18.33 |
22 | Bulloch County | 17.89 |
22 | Madison County | 17.89 |
23 | Wilcox County | 17.83 |
24 | Dodge County | 17.80 |
25 | Candler County | 17.78 |
26 | Elbert County | 17.70 |
26 | Mitchell County | 17.70 |
27 | Irwin County | 17.62 |
28 | Ben Hill County | 17.19 |
29 | Brantley County | 17.09 |
30 | Glascock County | 17.07 |
31 | Clay County | 16.88 |
32 | Ware County | 16.75 |
33 | Upson County | 16.69 |
34 | Laurens County | 16.68 |
35 | Tattnall County | 16.63 |
36 | Baker County | 16.52 |
37 | Seminole County | 16.45 |
38 | Franklin County | 16.41 |
39 | Miller County | 16.31 |
40 | Meriwether County | 16.29 |
41 | Early County | 16.27 |
42 | Jasper County | 15.95 |
42 | Macon County | 15.95 |
43 | Jones County | 15.60 |
44 | Turner County | 15.54 |
45 | Sumter County | 15.45 |
46 | Charlton County | 15.40 |
47 | Telfair County | 15.39 |
48 | Butts County | 15.29 |
49 | Murray County | 15.25 |
49 | Putnam County | 15.25 |
50 | Johnson County | 15.15 |
51 | McIntosh County | 15.00 |
52 | Rabun County | 14.71 |
53 | Chattahoochee County | 14.56 |
54 | Brooks County | 14.29 |
55 | Gilmer County | 14.26 |
56 | Gordon County | 14.25 |
57 | Grady County | 14.05 |
58 | Lincoln County | 13.94 |
59 | Wayne County | 13.90 |
60 | Towns County | 13.86 |
60 | Union County | 13.86 |
61 | Richmond County | 13.75 |
62 | Liberty County | 13.67 |
62 | Tift County | 13.67 |
63 | Walker County | 13.65 |
64 | Troup County | 13.41 |
65 | Webster County | 13.36 |
66 | Bleckley County | 13.33 |
67 | Decatur County | 13.27 |
68 | Carroll County | 13.05 |
69 | Floyd County | 12.88 |
69 | Worth County | 12.88 |
70 | Colquitt County | 12.83 |
71 | Echols County | 12.76 |
72 | Muscogee County | 12.75 |
73 | McDuffie County | 12.70 |
74 | Twiggs County | 12.63 |
75 | Warren County | 12.62 |
76 | Lowndes County | 12.49 |
77 | Lumpkin County | 12.48 |
78 | Newton County | 12.46 |
79 | Evans County | 12.44 |
80 | Banks County | 12.20 |
81 | Toombs County | 12.19 |
82 | Monroe County | 12.05 |
83 | Pickens County | 11.97 |
84 | Lamar County | 11.94 |
85 | Habersham County | 11.91 |
86 | Randolph County | 11.89 |
87 | Pierce County | 11.86 |
88 | Jefferson County | 11.80 |
89 | Hart County | 11.74 |
90 | White County | 11.73 |
91 | Bibb County | 11.60 |