Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance): Poverty Rate Trend
How Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)'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
20.2%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.8 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -3.7 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -0.8 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |