Poverty Rate in Dougherty County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.0%
Rank #2,994/3,222 · #144 in GA
7th
Dougherty 25.0%
GA 13.4% +86.9%
US 12.6% +98.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dougherty County's poverty rate of 25.0% 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 Dougherty County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,991 | Pulaski County, IL | 25.0% |
| #2,992 | Lee County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,993 | Barnwell County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,994 | Dougherty County, GA | 25.0% |
| #2,995 | Macon County, GA | 25.1% |
| #2,996 | Elliott County, KY | 25.1% |
| #2,997 | Ben Hill County, GA | 25.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Dougherty County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 25.0%, ranking #2,994 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 98.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #144 of 159. This places it in the 7th 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.