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
8.2%
2023
10.9%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+32.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.8 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -4.4 pp (-58.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.6 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +8.4 pp (336%) |