Fayette city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fayette 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
51.1%
2023
46.5%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 51.1% | — |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -9.2 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -6.2 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +8.0 pp (22.4%) |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +5.0 pp (11.4%) |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -2.2 pp (-4.5%) |