Athena city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Athena 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
20.6%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-12.6 pp
% change
-61.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -9.4 pp (-45.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -7.0 pp (-62.5%) |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -3.3 pp (-78.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +3.1 pp (344.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +4.0 pp (100%) |