Fort Payne city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Payne 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
17.2%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-2.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +2.5 pp (14.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -1.5 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -2.3 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +2.6 pp (16.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -1.8 pp (-9.7%) |