Lithonia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lithonia 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
27.8%
2023
20.3%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-27%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.8% | — |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +6.6 pp (23.7%) |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -0.9 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +2.8 pp (8.4%) |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -3.9 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -12.1 pp (-37.3%) |