Cornelia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cornelia 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
30.3%
2023
27.5%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-9.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.3% | — |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -3.2 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -8.6 pp (-31.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -3.7 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +4.6 pp (31.1%) |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +8.1 pp (41.8%) |