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
18.2%
2023
18.8%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -0.4 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -1.8 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +0.8 pp (5%) |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +0.8 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.2 pp (6.8%) |