Echols County consolidated government: Poverty Rate Trend
How Echols County consolidated government'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
27.0%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-18.3 pp
% change
-67.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -5.6 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -1.7 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +3.5 pp (17.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -9.0 pp (-38.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -5.5 pp (-38.7%) |