Poverty Rate in Oglethorpe County, GA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.6% −8.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,161 of 3,222
64th percentile

How Oglethorpe County Compares

Oglethorpe County
11.6%
Georgia Average
11.6%
Rank #31 of 159 in state
National
12.6%
8.0% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Oglethorpe County: 11.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,158 Pleasants County, WV 11.6%
#1,159 Scurry County, TX 11.6%
#1,160 Shelby County, OH 11.6%
#1,161 Oglethorpe County, GA 11.6%
#1,162 Crawford County, GA 11.6%
#1,163 Macon County, NC 11.6%
#1,164 Grant County, MN 11.6%
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Poverty Rate in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 11.6%, which ranks #1,161 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Georgia, Oglethorpe County ranks #31 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 64th 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.