Poverty Rate in Dawson County, GA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.5% −32.2% vs nat'l
Rank #472 of 3,222
85th percentile

How Dawson County Compares

Dawson County
8.5%
Georgia Average
8.5%
Rank #13 of 159 in state
National
12.6%
32.2% below

National Distribution

Where Dawson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Dawson County: 8.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#469 Gray County, KS 8.5%
#470 El Paso County, CO 8.5%
#471 Emmet County, MI 8.5%
#472 Dawson County, GA 8.5%
#473 Sanborn County, SD 8.5%
#474 Cumberland County, VA 8.5%
#475 Sheboygan County, WI 8.5%
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Poverty Rate in Dawson County, Georgia

Dawson County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #472 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.2% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Georgia, Dawson County ranks #13 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 85th 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.