George city: Poverty Rate Trend
How George 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
27.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-21.8 pp
% change
-80.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -5.8 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -8.6 pp (-40.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -0.7 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -6.2 pp (-52.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.5 pp (-8.8%) |