Poverty Rate in Tift County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tift County Compares
National Distribution
Where Tift County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Tift County: 20.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,743 | Haskell County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,744 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 20.8% |
| #2,745 | Wayne County, MI | 20.8% |
| #2,746 | Tift County, GA | 20.8% |
| #2,747 | Coal County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,748 | Potter County, TX | 20.8% |
| #2,749 | Ottawa County, OK | 20.9% |
Poverty Rate in Tift County, Georgia
Tift County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 20.8%, which ranks #2,746 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 65.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Tift County ranks #108 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 15th 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.