| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2007–2011 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2007–2011 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 |
|
| United States | 298,787,998 | 42,739,924 | 14.3% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,377,459 | 3,930,024 | 16.1% | 112.7% |
| Georgia | 9,336,746 | 1,541,462 | 16.5% | 115.4% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,854,195 | 397,391 | 13.9% | 97.3% |
|
| County |
| Banks | 18,047 | 3,076 | 17.0% | 119.2% |
| Barrow | 67,533 | 8,912 | 13.2% | 92.3% |
| Bartow | 97,661 | 15,076 | 15.4% | 107.9% |
| Carroll | 106,548 | 19,253 | 18.1% | 126.3% |
| Catoosa | 63,005 | 7,679 | 12.2% | 85.2% |
| Chattooga | 24,308 | 4,670 | 19.2% | 134.3% |
| Cherokee | 210,059 | 16,113 | 7.7% | 53.6% |
| Dade | 15,549 | 2,533 | 16.3% | 113.9% |
| Dawson | 21,830 | 2,949 | 13.5% | 94.4% |
| Douglas | 128,738 | 16,287 | 12.7% | 88.4% |
| Elbert | 20,014 | 4,415 | 22.1% | 154.2% |
| Fannin | 23,205 | 4,382 | 18.9% | 132.0% |
| Floyd | 91,710 | 17,357 | 18.9% | 132.3% |
| Forsyth | 170,153 | 11,157 | 6.6% | 45.8% |
| Franklin | 21,410 | 4,376 | 20.4% | 142.9% |
| Gilmer | 27,846 | 5,664 | 20.3% | 142.2% |
| Gordon | 54,099 | 9,980 | 18.4% | 129.0% |
| Gwinnett | 788,511 | 97,463 | 12.4% | 86.4% |
| Habersham | 40,140 | 7,936 | 19.8% | 138.2% |
| Hall | 173,823 | 26,184 | 15.1% | 105.3% |
| Haralson | 28,187 | 5,748 | 20.4% | 142.6% |
| Hart | 24,419 | 5,034 | 20.6% | 144.1% |
| Heard | 11,632 | 2,867 | 24.6% | 172.3% |
| Jackson | 59,010 | 8,589 | 14.6% | 101.8% |
| Lumpkin | 27,620 | 4,495 | 16.3% | 113.8% |
| Madison | 27,708 | 5,097 | 18.4% | 128.6% |
| Murray | 39,330 | 7,649 | 19.4% | 136.0% |
| Paulding | 138,287 | 12,377 | 9.0% | 62.6% |
| Pickens | 28,998 | 3,422 | 11.8% | 82.5% |
| Polk | 40,367 | 8,975 | 22.2% | 155.4% |
| Rabun | 16,148 | 3,365 | 20.8% | 145.7% |
| Stephens | 24,607 | 5,400 | 21.9% | 153.4% |
| Towns | 9,782 | 1,222 | 12.5% | 87.3% |
| Union | 20,833 | 3,180 | 15.3% | 106.7% |
| Walker | 66,791 | 10,671 | 16.0% | 111.7% |
| White | 26,304 | 4,646 | 17.7% | 123.5% |
| Whitfield | 99,983 | 19,192 | 19.2% | 134.2% |
