Poverty Rate in Fayette County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #85/3,222 · #2 in GA
97th
Fayette 5.6%
GA 13.4% -58.3%
US 12.6% -55.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 5.6% 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 Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #82 | Sarpy County, NE | 5.6% |
| #83 | Foard County, TX | 5.6% |
| #84 | Lincoln County, SD | 5.6% |
| #85 | Fayette County, GA | 5.6% |
| #86 | Logan County, NE | 5.6% |
| #87 | Jefferson County, KS | 5.6% |
| #88 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 5.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 5.6%, ranking #85 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #2 of 159. This places it in the 97th 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.