Cordele city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cordele 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
43.4%
2023
28.8%
Total change
-14.6 pp
% change
-33.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.4% | — |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +3.3 pp (7.6%) |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -9.4 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -8.1 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -4.6 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +4.2 pp (17.1%) |