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

Updated on December 10, 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 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.

Ranking of Georgia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Wheeler County
Treutlen County
Clarke County
Taylor County
Lanier County
Clinch County
Emanuel County
Quitman County
Jeff Davis County
Jenkins County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
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