Fort Valley city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Valley 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
32.6%
2023
25.8%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.6% | — |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +7.9 pp (24.2%) |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -4.6 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -4.0 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +3.8 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -9.9 pp (-27.7%) |