Poverty Rate in Walton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.9%
Rank #1,259/3,222 · #35 in GA
61th
Walton 11.9%
GA 13.4% -10.9%
US 12.6% -5.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Walton County's poverty rate of 11.9% 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 Walton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,256 | Yankton County, SD | 11.9% |
| #1,257 | Seneca County, OH | 11.9% |
| #1,258 | Forest County, PA | 11.9% |
| #1,259 | Walton County, GA | 11.9% |
| #1,260 | Livingston County, MO | 11.9% |
| #1,261 | Lincoln County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,262 | Cache County, UT | 12.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Walton County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 11.9%, ranking #1,259 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #35 of 159. This places it in the 61th 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.