Poverty Rate in Fulton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.3%
Rank #1,364/3,222 · #41 in GA
58th
Fulton 12.3%
GA 13.4% -7.8%
US 12.6% -2.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fulton County's poverty rate of 12.3% 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 Fulton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,361 | Owen County, IN | 12.3% |
| #1,362 | Ramsey County, MN | 12.3% |
| #1,363 | Jefferson County, IN | 12.3% |
| #1,364 | Fulton County, GA | 12.3% |
| #1,365 | Park County, MT | 12.3% |
| #1,366 | Meagher County, MT | 12.4% |
| #1,367 | Woodson County, KS | 12.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Fulton County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,364 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #41 of 159. This places it in the 58th 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.