Poverty Rate in Lee County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #91/3,222 · #3 in GA
97th
Lee 5.7%
GA 13.4% -57.7%
US 12.6% -55.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 5.7% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #88 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 5.6% |
| #89 | Roberts County, TX | 5.6% |
| #90 | Hyde County, SD | 5.7% |
| #91 | Lee County, GA | 5.7% |
| #92 | Hanover County, VA | 5.7% |
| #93 | Nuckolls County, NE | 5.7% |
| #94 | Jefferson County, MT | 5.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 5.7%, ranking #91 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #3 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.