Poverty Rate in Atkinson County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.0%
Rank #2,989/3,222 · #143 in GA
7th
Atkinson 25.0%
GA 13.4% +86.5%
US 12.6% +98.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Atkinson County's poverty rate of 25.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Atkinson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,986 | Cameron County, TX | 24.8% |
| #2,987 | Kemper County, MS | 24.8% |
| #2,988 | Eureka County, NV | 24.9% |
| #2,989 | Atkinson County, GA | 25.0% |
| #2,990 | Acadia Parish, LA | 25.0% |
| #2,991 | Pulaski County, IL | 25.0% |
| #2,992 | Lee County, SC | 25.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Atkinson County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 25.0%, ranking #2,989 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 98.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #143 of 159. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.