DeKalb city: Poverty Rate Trend
How DeKalb 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
19.6%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -1.6 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.9 pp (10.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -1.2 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +0.4 pp (2.2%) |