Press Releases & Statements 1 in 4 Georgia children live in poverty: Families Still Reeling From the Recession September 22, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. ATLANTA – Georgia has the 10th highest poverty rate in the nation of 17.9 percent (tied with Texas), according to recently released data from the U. S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Nearly 1.7 million […] Read more ยป Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Clare Richie Department of Human Services FY 2012 poverty Press Release State Budget