Poverty Rate in Whitfield County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.8%
Rank #1,922/3,222 · #59 in GA
40th
Whitfield 14.8%
GA 13.4% +10.8%
US 12.6% +17.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Whitfield County's poverty rate of 14.8% 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 Whitfield County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,919 | Graham County, KS | 14.8% |
| #1,920 | Mason County, IL | 14.8% |
| #1,921 | Schuyler County, NY | 14.8% |
| #1,922 | Whitfield County, GA | 14.8% |
| #1,923 | Doddridge County, WV | 14.8% |
| #1,924 | Silver Bow County, MT | 14.8% |
| #1,925 | Pike County, IL | 14.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Whitfield County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 14.8%, ranking #1,922 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #59 of 159. This places it in the 40th 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.