Ranking of Georgia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial 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 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.

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