Poverty Rate in Columbia County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Columbia County Compares
National Distribution
Where Columbia County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Columbia County: 7.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #274 | Lincoln County, WY | 7.5% |
| #275 | Kent County, RI | 7.5% |
| #276 | Spencer County, IN | 7.5% |
| #277 | Columbia County, GA | 7.5% |
| #278 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 7.5% |
| #279 | Cumberland County, PA | 7.5% |
| #280 | King George County, VA | 7.5% |
Poverty Rate in Columbia County, Georgia
Columbia County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 7.5%, which ranks #277 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.7% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Columbia County ranks #11 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.