Fort Oglethorpe city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Oglethorpe 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
14.5%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-8.2 pp
% change
-56.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -3.9 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -3.1 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -0.9 pp (-12.5%) |