Poverty Rate in Columbia County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #277/3,222 · #11 in GA
91th
Columbia 7.5%
GA 13.4% -44.2%
US 12.6% -40.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Columbia County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Columbia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #274 | Lincoln County, WY | 7.5% |
| #275 | Kent County, RI | 7.5% |
| #276 | Spencer County, IN | 7.5% |
| #277 | Columbia County, GA | 7.5% |
| #278 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 7.5% |
| #279 | Cumberland County, PA | 7.5% |
| #280 | King George County, VA | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Columbia County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #277 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #11 of 159. This places it in the 91th 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.