Poverty Rate in Oglethorpe County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,161/3,222 · #31 in GA
64th
Oglethorpe 11.6%
GA 13.4% -13.4%
US 12.6% -8.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Oglethorpe County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Oglethorpe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,158 | Pleasants County, WV | 11.6% |
| #1,159 | Scurry County, TX | 11.6% |
| #1,160 | Shelby County, OH | 11.6% |
| #1,161 | Oglethorpe County, GA | 11.6% |
| #1,162 | Crawford County, GA | 11.6% |
| #1,163 | Macon County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,164 | Grant County, MN | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Oglethorpe County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,161 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #31 of 159. This places it in the 64th 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.