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
3.8%
2023
8.2%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+115.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.2 pp (5.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.2 pp (30%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.7 pp (51.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +1.9 pp (24.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.6 pp (-16.3%) |