Poverty Rate in Clayton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.9%
Rank #2,442/3,222 · #86 in GA
24th
Clayton 17.9%
GA 13.4% +34.0%
US 12.6% +42.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clayton County's poverty rate of 17.9% 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 Clayton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,439 | Adams County, ID | 17.9% |
| #2,440 | Yuma County, CO | 17.9% |
| #2,441 | Floyd County, TX | 17.9% |
| #2,442 | Clayton County, GA | 17.9% |
| #2,443 | Thomas County, GA | 17.9% |
| #2,444 | Bristol city, VA | 18.0% |
| #2,445 | Alpena County, MI | 18.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Clayton County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 17.9%, ranking #2,442 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #86 of 159. This places it in the 24th 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.