Poverty Rate in Wilkes County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.8%
Rank #2,418/3,222 · #84 in GA
25th
Wilkes 17.8%
GA 13.4% +33.0%
US 12.6% +41.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilkes County's poverty rate of 17.8% 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 Wilkes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,415 | Edgefield County, SC | 17.8% |
| #2,416 | Saguache County, CO | 17.8% |
| #2,417 | Talladega County, AL | 17.8% |
| #2,418 | Wilkes County, GA | 17.8% |
| #2,419 | Beaufort County, NC | 17.8% |
| #2,420 | Wahkiakum County, WA | 17.8% |
| #2,421 | Shelby County, TN | 17.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilkes County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 17.8%, ranking #2,418 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #84 of 159. This places it in the 25th 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.