Poverty Rate in Lamar County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.6%
Rank #697/3,222 · #20 in GA
78th
Lamar 9.6%
GA 13.4% -28.4%
US 12.6% -23.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lamar County's poverty rate of 9.6% 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 Lamar County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #694 | Taylor County, WI | 9.6% |
| #695 | Weld County, CO | 9.6% |
| #696 | Porter County, IN | 9.6% |
| #697 | Lamar County, GA | 9.6% |
| #698 | Natrona County, WY | 9.6% |
| #699 | Callahan County, TX | 9.6% |
| #700 | Washington County, PA | 9.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lamar County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 9.6%, ranking #697 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #20 of 159. This places it in the 78th 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.