Elberton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elberton 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
38.7%
2023
27.4%
Total change
-11.3 pp
% change
-29.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -16.4 pp (-42.4%) |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +5.6 pp (25.1%) |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -6.5 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +6.1 pp (28.6%) |