Poverty Rate in Long County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.3%
Rank #2,359/3,222 · #81 in GA
27th
Long 17.3%
GA 13.4% +29.5%
US 12.6% +37.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Long County's poverty rate of 17.3% 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 Long County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,356 | Portsmouth city, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,357 | Hudspeth County, TX | 17.3% |
| #2,358 | Taylor County, FL | 17.3% |
| #2,359 | Long County, GA | 17.3% |
| #2,360 | Halifax County, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,361 | Blaine County, OK | 17.4% |
| #2,362 | Newberry County, SC | 17.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Long County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 17.3%, ranking #2,359 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #81 of 159. This places it in the 27th 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.