Poverty Rate in Macon County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.1%
Rank #2,995/3,222 · #145 in GA
7th
Macon 25.1%
GA 13.4% +87.5%
US 12.6% +99.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's poverty rate of 25.1% 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 Macon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,992 | Lee County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,993 | Barnwell County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,994 | Dougherty County, GA | 25.0% |
| #2,995 | Macon County, GA | 25.1% |
| #2,996 | Elliott County, KY | 25.1% |
| #2,997 | Ben Hill County, GA | 25.2% |
| #2,998 | Montgomery County, MS | 25.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Macon County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 25.1%, ranking #2,995 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #145 of 159. This places it in the 7th 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.