Poverty Rate in Wheeler County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.7%
Rank #3,117/3,222 · #158 in GA
3th
Wheeler 32.7%
GA 13.4% +144.4%
US 12.6% +159.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wheeler County's poverty rate of 32.7% 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 Wheeler County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,114 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 32.4% |
| #3,115 | Jefferson County, MS | 32.5% |
| #3,116 | Bolivar County, MS | 32.6% |
| #3,117 | Wheeler County, GA | 32.7% |
| #3,118 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 32.8% |
| #3,119 | Calhoun County, WV | 32.9% |
| #3,120 | Dewey County, SD | 33.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Wheeler County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 32.7%, ranking #3,117 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 159.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #158 of 159. This places it in the 3th 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.