Effingham city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Effingham 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
14.9%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-36.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -3.8 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -0.3 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +1.5 pp (13.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.1 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.8 pp (-16.1%) |