Poverty Rate in DeKalb County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.7%
Rank #1,680/3,222 · #48 in GA
48th
DeKalb 13.7%
GA 13.4% +2.2%
US 12.6% +8.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's poverty rate of 13.7% 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 DeKalb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,677 | Jefferson County, NY | 13.7% |
| #1,678 | Knox County, NE | 13.7% |
| #1,679 | Knox County, IN | 13.7% |
| #1,680 | DeKalb County, GA | 13.7% |
| #1,681 | Clinton County, NY | 13.7% |
| #1,682 | Carroll County, MO | 13.7% |
| #1,683 | McKean County, PA | 13.7% |
About Poverty Rate
DeKalb County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 13.7%, ranking #1,680 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #48 of 159. This places it in the 48th 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.