Poverty Rate in Echols County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.2%
Rank #1,798/3,222 · #56 in GA
44th
Echols 14.2%
GA 13.4% +6.1%
US 12.6% +12.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Echols County's poverty rate of 14.2% 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 Echols County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,795 | Montague County, TX | 14.2% |
| #1,796 | Somerset County, ME | 14.2% |
| #1,797 | Carroll County, IL | 14.2% |
| #1,798 | Echols County, GA | 14.2% |
| #1,799 | Marion County, MO | 14.2% |
| #1,800 | St. Joseph County, IN | 14.2% |
| #1,801 | Cambria County, PA | 14.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Echols County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 14.2%, ranking #1,798 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #56 of 159. This places it in the 44th 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.