Claxton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Claxton 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
22.6%
2023
35.0%
Total change
+12.4 pp
% change
+54.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.6% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -4.4 pp (-19%) |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +11.8 pp (62.8%) |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -4.0 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +8.4 pp (31.6%) |