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
24.8%
2023
14.9%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-39.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.8% | — |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.1 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -5.4 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -1.6 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.8 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -0.2 pp (-1.3%) |