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Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 12.3% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 129,200 people were considered in poverty.

12.3%

of the population (2020–2024)

129K

people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Fulton County's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is lower than the 14.4% poverty rate during the previous five years 2015–2019.

In 2024, 12.3% of the population in Fulton County, GA were living under the poverty line.

Poverty rate

In 2020–2024, 129,200 residents of Fulton County were living under the poverty line, down 10.4% from 144,200 during the previous five years (2015–2019).

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In 2020–2024, about 129,200 people in Fulton County, GA were living under the poverty line.

People living under poverty line

Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Fulton County decreased from 21.5% to 15.9%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 12.5% to 11%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 11% to 13.4%.

In Fulton County, GA, the poverty rate for children decreased from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.9% in 2020–2024.

Poverty rate

Among racial or ethnic groups in Fulton County during 2020–2024, four had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), and Some other race.
Four groups had a lower than average poverty rate: Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population shifted the most, decreasing from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024.

In Fulton County, GA, the poverty rate for people identifying as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population decreased from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024.

Poverty rate by race or ethnicity

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