Poverty Rate in Laurens County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Laurens County Compares
National Distribution
Where Laurens County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Laurens County: 22.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,875 | Fulton County, KY | 22.6% |
| #2,876 | Orleans Parish, LA | 22.6% |
| #2,877 | Payne County, OK | 22.6% |
| #2,878 | Laurens County, GA | 22.6% |
| #2,879 | Union County, SC | 22.6% |
| #2,880 | Chicot County, AR | 22.6% |
| #2,881 | Whitman County, WA | 22.7% |
Poverty Rate in Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 22.6%, which ranks #2,878 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 79.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Laurens County ranks #125 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.