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Stewart County, GA — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)

Stewart · GA · FIPS 13259

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Stewart County, GA with 4 distress indicators:

government/corrections-dependent economy; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio; low post-secondary education

Full flags: Government, Low Employment, Low PostSecondary Ed, Persistent Poverty

This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.

Nonmetro: metro

Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition

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Stewart Detention Center — Stewart, GA

IGSA detention facility in Stewart, GA.

Stewart County, GA