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Georgia: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

137 counties

Georgia public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Brooks CountyGA62,1792,179100%
2Coffee CountyGA127,6406,267100%
3Cook CountyGA53,1151,444100%
4Irwin CountyGA31,610760100%
5Johnson CountyGA31,0261,026100%
6Pulaski CountyGA31,3201,320100%
7Randolph CountyGA41,1571,157100%
8Taylor CountyGA41,1761,176100%
9Telfair CountyGA41,5431,543100%
10Turner CountyGA31,1071,107100%
11Upson CountyGA43,9961,925100%
12Wilkinson CountyGA41,0361,036100%
13Crisp CountyGA63,3273,32099.8%
14Evans CountyGA51,7521,74999.8%
15Jenkins CountyGA41,7741,16899.8%
16Decatur CountyGA74,6524,63799.7%
17Appling CountyGA53,4143,39699.5%
18Jefferson CountyGA52,0171,99899.1%
19Lanier CountyGA31,6521,63799.1%
20Putnam CountyGA42,9382,90899.0%
21Tattnall CountyGA53,5013,46398.9%
22Crawford CountyGA41,5161,49898.8%
23Dodge CountyGA62,6932,66098.8%
24McIntosh CountyGA31,3941,37698.7%
25Ben Hill CountyGA52,9102,01098.5%
26Calhoun CountyGA41,0211,00598.4%
27Elbert CountyGA53,0072,95998.4%
28Peach CountyGA73,9803,91198.3%
29Meriwether CountyGA72,2452,20098.2%
30Dougherty CountyGA2213,24112,98798.1%
31Jeff Davis CountyGA43,0743,01198.0%
32Bacon CountyGA42,0942,04397.6%
33Clinch CountyGA31,2421,21297.6%
34Wilkes CountyGA51,2721,24297.6%
35Tift CountyGA117,4717,25897.1%
36Toombs CountyGA95,3975,24397.1%
37Worth CountyGA53,0572,96597.0%
38Candler CountyGA42,1572,08596.7%
39Lamar CountyGA42,8722,13696.7%
40Franklin CountyGA53,5773,44896.4%
41Murray CountyGA116,5855,72095.8%
42Burke CountyGA53,8413,66395.4%
43Stephens CountyGA63,8553,09795.3%
44Butts CountyGA53,4973,32895.2%
45Jasper CountyGA42,7062,57395.1%
46Hart CountyGA53,7433,55294.9%
47Colquitt CountyGA138,7676,47394.7%
48Dooly CountyGA41,0671,00894.6%
49Berrien CountyGA53,0612,88694.3%
50Macon CountyGA31,04798393.9%

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