Fitzgerald city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fitzgerald 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
34.6%
2023
19.9%
Total change
-14.7 pp
% change
-42.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.6% | — |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +1.4 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -1.8 pp (-5%) |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -12.2 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +1.7 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -3.8 pp (-16%) |