Poverty Rate in Putnam County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.6%
Rank #2,402/3,222 · #82 in GA
25th
Putnam 17.6%
GA 13.4% +31.8%
US 12.6% +40.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 17.6% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,399 | McCormick County, SC | 17.6% |
| #2,400 | Trinity County, TX | 17.6% |
| #2,401 | Latah County, ID | 17.6% |
| #2,402 | Putnam County, GA | 17.6% |
| #2,403 | Ohio County, WV | 17.7% |
| #2,404 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 17.7% |
| #2,405 | Vermilion County, IL | 17.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 17.6%, ranking #2,402 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #82 of 159. This places it in the 25th 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.