Ranking of Georgia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Georgia was 10.34%. Among all Georgia counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Wheeler County (29.47%), followed by Treutlen County (28.59%), and Lanier County (27.59%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Morgan County (3.2%), Hancock County (3.89%), and Oconee County (4.51%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia counties where the White Alone racial 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 | 29.47 |
2 | Treutlen County | 28.59 |
3 | Lanier County | 27.59 |
4 | Clarke County | 25.55 |
5 | Taylor County | 24.59 |
6 | Jenkins County | 23.32 |
7 | Bacon County | 23.17 |
8 | Clinch County | 22.97 |
9 | Jeff Davis County | 22.74 |
10 | Quitman County | 21.91 |
11 | Emanuel County | 21.46 |
12 | Appling County | 21.37 |
13 | Wilkinson County | 21.28 |
14 | Berrien County | 20.92 |
15 | Coffee County | 20.50 |
16 | Long County | 19.98 |
17 | Candler County | 19.95 |
18 | Heard County | 19.89 |
19 | Chattooga County | 19.42 |
20 | Clayton County | 19.41 |
21 | Webster County | 19.35 |
22 | Wilcox County | 19.30 |
23 | Macon County | 19.20 |
24 | Cook County | 18.99 |
25 | Talbot County | 18.79 |
26 | Seminole County | 18.55 |
27 | Madison County | 18.24 |
28 | Bulloch County | 18.20 |
29 | Baldwin County | 18.18 |
30 | Mitchell County | 18.05 |
31 | Telfair County | 17.80 |
32 | Irwin County | 17.79 |
33 | Dodge County | 17.78 |
34 | Elbert County | 17.74 |
35 | Ware County | 17.29 |
36 | Brantley County | 16.83 |
37 | Glascock County | 16.73 |
38 | Clay County | 16.72 |
38 | Turner County | 16.72 |
39 | Tattnall County | 16.64 |
40 | Baker County | 16.52 |
41 | Laurens County | 16.46 |
42 | Upson County | 16.43 |
43 | Sumter County | 16.38 |
44 | Miller County | 16.29 |
45 | Early County | 16.27 |
46 | Ben Hill County | 16.22 |
47 | Chattahoochee County | 16.05 |
47 | Franklin County | 16.05 |
48 | Atkinson County | 15.98 |
49 | Meriwether County | 15.93 |
50 | Decatur County | 15.77 |
51 | Jasper County | 15.63 |
52 | Rabun County | 15.55 |
53 | Johnson County | 15.50 |
54 | Charlton County | 15.49 |
55 | Gordon County | 15.33 |
56 | Jones County | 15.31 |
57 | Floyd County | 15.27 |
58 | Liberty County | 15.14 |
59 | Butts County | 15.13 |
59 | McIntosh County | 15.13 |
60 | Murray County | 14.95 |
61 | Gilmer County | 14.79 |
61 | Peach County | 14.79 |
62 | Colquitt County | 14.70 |
63 | Putnam County | 14.56 |
64 | Tift County | 14.48 |
65 | Grady County | 14.36 |
66 | Lincoln County | 14.23 |
66 | Whitfield County | 14.23 |
67 | Brooks County | 14.19 |
68 | Towns County | 14.13 |
69 | Richmond County | 14.11 |
70 | Union County | 13.98 |
71 | Carroll County | 13.86 |
72 | Walker County | 13.66 |
73 | Polk County | 13.64 |
74 | Rockdale County | 13.58 |
75 | Wayne County | 13.51 |
76 | Toombs County | 13.34 |
77 | Troup County | 13.20 |
78 | Echols County | 13.14 |
79 | Bleckley County | 12.91 |
80 | Lowndes County | 12.81 |
81 | Muscogee County | 12.80 |
82 | Hall County | 12.79 |
83 | Worth County | 12.78 |
84 | Warren County | 12.62 |
85 | Habersham County | 12.60 |
86 | Lumpkin County | 12.59 |
87 | Wilkes County | 12.53 |
88 | Twiggs County | 12.52 |
89 | Monroe County | 12.51 |
90 | McDuffie County | 12.49 |
91 | Newton County | 12.46 |
92 | Dooly County | 12.44 |
93 | Evans County | 12.31 |
94 | Banks County | 12.25 |
95 | Pickens County | 12.22 |
96 | Lamar County | 12.06 |
97 | Crawford County | 11.99 |
98 | Bibb County | 11.90 |
99 | Randolph County | 11.84 |
100 | Jefferson County | 11.77 |
101 | Glynn County | 11.70 |
102 | Pierce County | 11.64 |
103 | White County | 11.60 |
104 | Hart County | 11.57 |
105 | Haralson County | 11.51 |
105 | Stephens County | 11.51 |
106 | Fannin County | 11.46 |
107 | Bartow County | 11.42 |
108 | Screven County | 11.20 |
109 | Douglas County | 11.16 |
110 | Dougherty County | 11.11 |
110 | Montgomery County | 11.11 |
111 | Spalding County | 11.09 |
112 | Schley County | 11.00 |
113 | Thomas County | 10.88 |
114 | Calhoun County | 10.83 |
115 | Marion County | 10.78 |
116 | Stewart County | 10.57 |
117 | Crisp County | 10.26 |
118 | Camden County | 10.15 |
119 | Dade County | 9.95 |
120 | Barrow County | 9.59 |
121 | Dawson County | 9.55 |
122 | Chatham County | 9.36 |
123 | Greene County | 9.18 |
124 | Burke County | 9.10 |
125 | Terrell County | 9.05 |
126 | Catoosa County | 8.90 |
127 | Taliaferro County | 8.72 |
128 | Pulaski County | 8.62 |
129 | Jackson County | 8.22 |
130 | Pike County | 7.97 |
131 | Walton County | 7.65 |
132 | Gwinnett County | 7.63 |
133 | Bryan County | 7.39 |
134 | Oglethorpe County | 7.33 |
135 | Houston County | 7.31 |
136 | Henry County | 7.02 |
137 | Coweta County | 6.99 |
138 | Washington County | 6.87 |
139 | DeKalb County | 6.84 |
140 | Lee County | 6.73 |
141 | Effingham County | 6.70 |
142 | Cobb County | 6.61 |
143 | Cherokee County | 6.21 |
144 | Paulding County | 5.88 |
145 | Fulton County | 5.84 |
146 | Columbia County | 5.58 |
147 | Harris County | 5.32 |
148 | Forsyth County | 5.24 |
149 | Fayette County | 4.60 |
150 | Oconee County | 4.51 |
151 | Hancock County | 3.89 |
152 | Morgan County | 3.20 |