Poverty Rate in Wilkinson County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.6%
Rank #2,807/3,222 · #116 in GA
13th
Wilkinson 21.6%
GA 13.4% +61.3%
US 12.6% +71.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilkinson County's poverty rate of 21.6% 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 Wilkinson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,804 | Clark County, AR | 21.6% |
| #2,805 | Ritchie County, WV | 21.6% |
| #2,806 | Pecos County, TX | 21.6% |
| #2,807 | Wilkinson County, GA | 21.6% |
| #2,808 | Dolores County, CO | 21.6% |
| #2,809 | Clare County, MI | 21.6% |
| #2,810 | Jackson County, AR | 21.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilkinson County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 21.6%, ranking #2,807 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 71.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #116 of 159. This places it in the 13th 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.