Poverty Rate in Dawson County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #472/3,222 · #13 in GA
85th
Dawson 8.5%
GA 13.4% -36.2%
US 12.6% -32.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dawson County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 Dawson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #469 | Gray County, KS | 8.5% |
| #470 | El Paso County, CO | 8.5% |
| #471 | Emmet County, MI | 8.5% |
| #472 | Dawson County, GA | 8.5% |
| #473 | Sanborn County, SD | 8.5% |
| #474 | Cumberland County, VA | 8.5% |
| #475 | Sheboygan County, WI | 8.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Dawson County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #472 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #13 of 159. This places it in the 85th 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.