Poverty Rate in Hancock County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hancock County Compares
National Distribution
Where Hancock County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Hancock County: 30.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,088 | Leslie County, KY | 30.3% |
| #3,089 | Roosevelt County, MT | 30.4% |
| #3,090 | Apache County, AZ | 30.5% |
| #3,091 | Hancock County, GA | 30.6% |
| #3,092 | Claiborne County, MS | 30.7% |
| #3,093 | Yazoo County, MS | 30.8% |
| #3,094 | Sharkey County, MS | 30.9% |
Poverty Rate in Hancock County, Georgia
Hancock County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 30.6%, which ranks #3,091 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 143.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Hancock County ranks #156 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 4th 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.