Poverty Rate in Wilcox County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.9%
Rank #2,833/3,222 · #119 in GA
12th
Wilcox 21.9%
GA 13.4% +63.6%
US 12.6% +73.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilcox County's poverty rate of 21.9% 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 Wilcox County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,830 | Sampson County, NC | 21.8% |
| #2,831 | Roosevelt County, NM | 21.8% |
| #2,832 | Marengo County, AL | 21.9% |
| #2,833 | Wilcox County, GA | 21.9% |
| #2,834 | Isabella County, MI | 21.9% |
| #2,835 | Cocke County, TN | 21.9% |
| #2,836 | Sequatchie County, TN | 21.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilcox County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 21.9%, ranking #2,833 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 73.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #119 of 159. This places it in the 12th 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.