Poverty Rate in Wayne County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.3%
Rank #2,780/3,222 · #112 in GA
14th
Wayne 21.3%
GA 13.4% +59.1%
US 12.6% +69.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 21.3% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,777 | Chattooga County, GA | 21.2% |
| #2,778 | McCurtain County, OK | 21.2% |
| #2,779 | San Juan County, CO | 21.3% |
| #2,780 | Wayne County, GA | 21.3% |
| #2,781 | Webb County, TX | 21.3% |
| #2,782 | Doña Ana County, NM | 21.3% |
| #2,783 | Pike County, OH | 21.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 21.3%, ranking #2,780 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #112 of 159. This places it in the 14th 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.