Poverty Rate in Telfair County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.1%
Rank #2,951/3,222 · #139 in GA
8th
Telfair 24.1%
GA 13.4% +80.0%
US 12.6% +91.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Telfair County's poverty rate of 24.1% 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 Telfair County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,948 | DeSoto County, FL | 24.1% |
| #2,949 | Washington County, NC | 24.1% |
| #2,950 | Franklin Parish, LA | 24.1% |
| #2,951 | Telfair County, GA | 24.1% |
| #2,952 | Clay County, TN | 24.2% |
| #2,953 | Rowan County, KY | 24.2% |
| #2,954 | Throckmorton County, TX | 24.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Telfair County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 24.1%, ranking #2,951 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 91.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #139 of 159. This places it in the 8th 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.