Poverty Rate in Fayette County, GA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
5.6% −55.7% vs nat'l
Rank #85 of 3,222
97th percentile

How Fayette County Compares

Fayette County
5.6%
Georgia Average
5.6%
Rank #2 of 159 in state
National
12.6%
55.7% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Fayette County: 5.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#82 Sarpy County, NE 5.6%
#83 Foard County, TX 5.6%
#84 Lincoln County, SD 5.6%
#85 Fayette County, GA 5.6%
#86 Logan County, NE 5.6%
#87 Jefferson County, KS 5.6%
#88 Anne Arundel County, MD 5.6%
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Poverty Rate in Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 5.6%, which ranks #85 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 55.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Georgia, Fayette County ranks #2 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 97th 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.