Wilkes County, Georgia Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Wilkes County, GA was 21.43%.

By Race: The Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Wilkes County, GA (55.13%), followed by Black Alone (31.26%), and White Alone (12.53%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (0.00%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (56.05%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (10.48%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Wilkes County, GA.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

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Wilkes County, Georgia Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Some Other Race Alone
Black Alone
White Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Wilkes County, Georgia Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Wilkes County, Georgia Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Some Other Race Alone 55.13
Black Alone 31.26
White Alone 12.53
Two or More Races 8.43
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0.00
Wilkes County, Georgia Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 56.05
Non-Hispanic White Alone 10.48