Georgetown-Quitman County unified government: Poverty Rate Trend
How Georgetown-Quitman County unified government'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
18.9%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-10.0 pp
% change
-52.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -8.4 pp (-45.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +2.4 pp (23.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -5.0 pp (-40%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.4 pp (18.7%) |