Hiawassee city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hiawassee 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
18.3%
2023
14.6%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -15.1 pp (-82.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.5 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.1 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +5.2 pp (288.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +7.6 pp (108.6%) |