Poverty Rate in Baker County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.3%
Rank #3,025/3,222 · #153 in GA
6th
Baker 26.3%
GA 13.4% +96.2%
US 12.6% +108.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Baker County's poverty rate of 26.3% 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 Baker County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,022 | Clarke County, GA | 26.0% |
| #3,023 | Clinch County, GA | 26.1% |
| #3,024 | Lanier County, GA | 26.1% |
| #3,025 | Baker County, GA | 26.3% |
| #3,026 | Norton city, VA | 26.3% |
| #3,027 | Lauderdale County, MS | 26.3% |
| #3,028 | Noxubee County, MS | 26.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Baker County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 26.3%, ranking #3,025 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 108.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #153 of 159. This places it in the 6th 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.