Poverty Rate in Richmond County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.0%
Rank #2,674/3,222 · #100 in GA
17th
Richmond 20.0%
GA 13.4% +49.6%
US 12.6% +59.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Richmond County's poverty rate of 20.0% 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 Richmond County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,671 | Hopkins County, KY | 20.0% |
| #2,672 | Pickens County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,673 | Escambia County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,674 | Richmond County, GA | 20.0% |
| #2,675 | Simpson County, MS | 20.0% |
| #2,676 | Clarke County, AL | 20.1% |
| #2,677 | Grayson County, KY | 20.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Richmond County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 20.0%, ranking #2,674 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #100 of 159. This places it in the 17th 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.