Poverty Rate in Cobb County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #516/3,222 · #14 in GA
84th
Cobb 8.7%
GA 13.4% -34.7%
US 12.6% -30.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cobb County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 Cobb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #513 | Otter Tail County, MN | 8.7% |
| #514 | Charlevoix County, MI | 8.7% |
| #515 | Cape May County, NJ | 8.7% |
| #516 | Cobb County, GA | 8.7% |
| #517 | Copper River Census Area, AK | 8.7% |
| #518 | Henry County, OH | 8.7% |
| #519 | Carroll County, IN | 8.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Cobb County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #516 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #14 of 159. This places it in the 84th 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.