Poverty Rate in Georgia 2021 | Statista

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In 2021, about 14 percent of Georgia's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the proceeding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

Poverty rate in Georgia from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of population
2021	14%
2020	14.3%
2019	13.4%
2018	14.3%
2017	14.9%
2016	16%
2015	17%
2014	18.3%
2013	19%
2012	19.2%
2011	19.1%
2010	17.9%
2009	16.5%
2008	14.7%
2007	14.3%
2006	14.7%
2005	14.4%
2004	14.8%
2003	13.4%
2002	12.7%
2001	11.7%
2000	12.6%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.

More information on the U.S. federal poverty guidelines can be found here.

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