Poverty Rate in Lanier County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.1%
Rank #3,024/3,222 · #152 in GA
6th
Lanier 26.1%
GA 13.4% +95.3%
US 12.6% +107.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lanier County's poverty rate of 26.1% 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 Lanier County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,021 | Okfuskee County, OK | 25.8% |
| #3,022 | Clarke County, GA | 26.0% |
| #3,023 | Clinch County, GA | 26.1% |
| #3,024 | Lanier County, GA | 26.1% |
| #3,025 | Baker County, GA | 26.3% |
| #3,026 | Norton city, VA | 26.3% |
| #3,027 | Lauderdale County, MS | 26.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lanier County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 26.1%, ranking #3,024 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 107.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #152 of 159. This places it in the 6th 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.