Fairburn city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairburn 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
15.7%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-37.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +8.8 pp (56.1%) |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +4.8 pp (19.6%) |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -7.0 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -3.9 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -8.6 pp (-46.7%) |