Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.0%
Rank #206/3,222 · #8 in GA
94th
Cherokee 7.0%
GA 13.4% -47.9%
US 12.6% -44.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's poverty rate of 7.0% 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 Cherokee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #203 | Loup County, NE | 6.9% |
| #204 | Lane County, KS | 7.0% |
| #205 | Petersburg Borough, AK | 7.0% |
| #206 | Cherokee County, GA | 7.0% |
| #207 | Mason County, TX | 7.0% |
| #208 | Warrick County, IN | 7.0% |
| #209 | Clarke County, VA | 7.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Cherokee County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 7.0%, ranking #206 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #8 of 159. This places it in the 94th 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.