Poverty Rate in Gilmer County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.0%
Rank #2,117/3,222 · #66 in GA
34th
Gilmer 16.0%
GA 13.4% +19.3%
US 12.6% +26.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gilmer County's poverty rate of 16.0% 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 Gilmer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,114 | Sebastian County, AR | 16.0% |
| #2,115 | Osceola County, IA | 16.0% |
| #2,116 | Pike County, MO | 16.0% |
| #2,117 | Gilmer County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,118 | Jasper County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,119 | Alleghany County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,120 | Kings County, CA | 16.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Gilmer County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 16.0%, ranking #2,117 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #66 of 159. This places it in the 34th 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.