Folkston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Folkston 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
23.8%
2023
31.5%
Total change
+7.7 pp
% change
+32.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.8% | — |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +6.8 pp (28.6%) |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +6.4 pp (20.9%) |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +3.6 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -10.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.4 pp (4.7%) |