| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1980 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 1980 | Poverty Rate, 1980 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 |
|
| United States | 220,845,766 | 27,392,580 | 12.4% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 20,928,695 | 2,930,068 | 14.0% | 112.9% |
| Georgia | 5,318,410 | 884,383 | 16.6% | 134.1% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,124,481 | 140,896 | 12.5% | 101.0% |
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| County |
| Banks | 8,678 | 1,008 | 11.6% | 93.6% |
| Barrow | 21,180 | 3,556 | 16.8% | 135.4% |
| Bartow | 40,588 | 5,220 | 12.9% | 103.7% |
| Carroll | 54,223 | 8,529 | 15.7% | 126.8% |
| Catoosa | 36,958 | 4,156 | 11.2% | 90.7% |
| Chattooga | 21,683 | 3,546 | 16.4% | 131.8% |
| Cherokee | 51,130 | 5,450 | 10.7% | 85.9% |
| Dade | 11,874 | 2,053 | 17.3% | 139.4% |
| Dawson | 4,762 | 907 | 19.0% | 153.6% |
| Douglas | 53,968 | 4,244 | 7.9% | 63.4% |
| Elbert | 18,569 | 3,655 | 19.7% | 158.7% |
| Fannin | 14,639 | 3,379 | 23.1% | 186.1% |
| Floyd | 77,631 | 9,584 | 12.3% | 99.5% |
| Forsyth | 27,857 | 2,990 | 10.7% | 86.5% |
| Franklin | 14,864 | 2,949 | 19.8% | 160.0% |
| Gilmer | 10,964 | 2,232 | 20.4% | 164.1% |
| Gordon | 29,923 | 3,872 | 12.9% | 104.3% |
| Gwinnett | 165,840 | 9,269 | 5.6% | 45.1% |
| Habersham | 23,381 | 3,440 | 14.7% | 118.6% |
| Hall | 74,425 | 8,120 | 10.9% | 88.0% |
| Haralson | 18,153 | 2,754 | 15.2% | 122.3% |
| Hart | 18,320 | 3,039 | 16.6% | 133.7% |
| Heard | 6,451 | 1,082 | 16.8% | 135.2% |
| Jackson | 25,108 | 3,542 | 14.1% | 113.7% |
| Lumpkin | 9,670 | 1,605 | 16.6% | 133.8% |
| Madison | 17,716 | 2,845 | 16.1% | 129.5% |
| Murray | 19,598 | 2,772 | 14.1% | 114.0% |
| Paulding | 25,983 | 3,226 | 12.4% | 100.1% |
| Pickens | 11,544 | 1,969 | 17.1% | 137.5% |
| Polk | 31,965 | 5,128 | 16.0% | 129.3% |
| Rabun | 10,343 | 1,770 | 17.1% | 138.0% |
| Stephens | 21,171 | 3,135 | 14.8% | 119.4% |
| Towns | 5,195 | 1,177 | 22.7% | 182.7% |
| Union | 9,296 | 2,433 | 26.2% | 211.0% |
| Walker | 56,036 | 6,899 | 12.3% | 99.3% |
| White | 9,663 | 1,586 | 16.4% | 132.3% |
| Whitfield | 65,132 | 7,775 | 11.9% | 96.2% |
