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

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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 cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Milledgeville city (40.19%), followed by Cedartown city (36.31%), and Conyers city (36.04%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Port Wentworth city (0.82%), Vinings CDP (1.51%), and Johns Creek city (1.64%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Georgia cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial 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 information for other states and for the United States.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Cedartown city

Conyers city

Lovejoy city

Statesboro city

Forest Park city

Union City city

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)

Doraville city

Douglas city

Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Milledgeville city	40.19
2	Cedartown city	36.31
3	Conyers city	36.04
4	Lovejoy city	34.84
5	Statesboro city	31.77
6	Forest Park city	31.43
7	Union City city	27.32
8	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	25.98
9	Doraville city	25.32
10	Douglas city	24.00
11	Calhoun city	23.68
12	Riverdale city	23.58
13	Carrollton city	23.46
14	Waycross city	21.15
15	Gainesville city	20.09
16	East Point city	19.39
17	Cairo city	19.25
18	Cordele city	19.10
19	Rome city	19.00
20	Brunswick city	17.96
21	Americus city	17.70
22	Hinesville city	17.54
23	Dalton city	17.28
24	Garden City city	16.55
25	Norcross city	16.31
26	Valdosta city	16.16
27	Lithia Springs CDP	15.97
28	Clarkston city	15.77
29	Buford city	15.52
30	Cartersville city	15.50
31	Savannah city	14.97
32	Dallas city	14.76
33	Kennesaw city	14.30
34	LaGrange city	14.29
35	Griffin city	14.20
36	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	13.81
37	St. Marys city	13.54
38	Tifton city	13.50
39	Covington city	13.49
40	Bainbridge city	12.83
41	Columbus city	12.80
42	Fairburn city	12.64
43	Fort Oglethorpe city	12.52
44	Monroe city	12.43
45	Winder city	12.27
46	Dublin city	12.10
47	Lilburn city	11.97
48	Macon-Bibb County	11.90
49	Albany city	11.78
50	Canton city	11.65
51	Douglasville city	11.39
52	Lawrenceville city	10.71
53	Warner Robins city	10.67
54	College Park city	10.56
55	Moultrie city	10.40
56	Suwanee city	10.37
57	Marietta city	10.05
58	Belvedere Park CDP	9.87
59	Rincon city	9.80
60	North Druid Hills CDP	9.63
61	Richmond Hill city	9.60
62	Vidalia city	9.55
63	Powder Springs city	9.49
64	Thomasville city	9.28
65	Candler-McAfee CDP	9.17
66	Acworth city	8.93
67	Grovetown city	8.89
68	Newnan city	8.61
69	Chamblee city	8.10
69	Duluth city	8.10
70	Kingsland city	8.09
71	Sugar Hill city	7.94
72	Georgetown CDP	7.87
73	Redan CDP	7.83
74	Stockbridge city	7.75
75	Atlanta city	7.59
76	Fayetteville city	7.58
77	Perry city	7.24
78	South Fulton city	7.14
79	Loganville city	7.04
79	Mountain Park CDP	7.04
80	Brookhaven city	6.60
81	North Decatur CDP	6.52
82	Martinez CDP	6.14
83	Smyrna city	6.10
83	Tucker city	6.10
84	Mableton CDP	5.99
85	McDonough city	5.55
86	Villa Rica city	5.38
87	Stonecrest city	5.25
88	Roswell city	5.20
89	Snellville city	4.98
90	Peachtree City city	4.90
91	Alpharetta city	4.77
92	Holly Springs city	4.73
93	Evans CDP	4.47
94	Pooler city	4.43
95	Peachtree Corners city	4.40
96	Woodstock city	4.39
97	St. Simons CDP	4.29
98	Jefferson city	4.21
99	Scottdale CDP	4.15
100	Sandy Springs city	3.85
101	Milton city	3.48
102	Dunwoody city	3.05
103	Wilmington Island CDP	2.98
104	Decatur city	2.06
105	Braselton town	1.94
106	Johns Creek city	1.64
107	Vinings CDP	1.51
108	Port Wentworth city	0.82