Athens city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Athens 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
12.2%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-20.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.1 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +1.0 pp (11.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.9 pp (10.2%) |