Poverty Rate in Lee County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lee County: 5.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #88 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 5.6% |
| #89 | Roberts County, TX | 5.6% |
| #90 | Hyde County, SD | 5.7% |
| #91 | Lee County, GA | 5.7% |
| #92 | Hanover County, VA | 5.7% |
| #93 | Nuckolls County, NE | 5.7% |
| #94 | Jefferson County, MT | 5.7% |
Poverty Rate in Lee County, Georgia
Lee County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 5.7%, which ranks #91 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 55.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Lee County ranks #3 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.