Augusta city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Augusta 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
32.2%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-16.4 pp
% change
-50.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -3.9 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -3.8 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -10.0 pp (-40.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -5.1 pp (-35.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +6.4 pp (68.1%) |