Poverty Rate in Heard County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Heard County Compares
National Distribution
Where Heard County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Heard County: 17.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,435 | Modoc County, CA | 17.9% |
| #2,436 | Tyler County, TX | 17.9% |
| #2,437 | Larue County, KY | 17.9% |
| #2,438 | Heard County, GA | 17.9% |
| #2,439 | Adams County, ID | 17.9% |
| #2,440 | Yuma County, CO | 17.9% |
| #2,441 | Floyd County, TX | 17.9% |
Poverty Rate in Heard County, Georgia
Heard County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 17.9%, which ranks #2,438 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 42.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Heard County ranks #85 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 24th 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.