Americus city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Americus city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
38.2%
2023
24.3%
Total change
-13.9 pp
% change
-36.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.2% | — |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -17.7 pp (-46.3%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -1.4 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +1.8 pp (9.4%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -2.5 pp (-12%) |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +5.9 pp (32.1%) |