Fort Gaines city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Gaines 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
49.8%
2023
22.7%
Total change
-27.1 pp
% change
-54.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.8% | — |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -11.1 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2020 | 38.2% | -0.5 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -14.5 pp (-38%) |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -2.1 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.1 pp (5.1%) |