Atlanta city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Atlanta 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
3.7%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+7.5 pp
% change
+202.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +4.6 pp (124.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +2.9 pp (34.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.7 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.1 pp (10.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |