Macon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Macon 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
5.0%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-24%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.1 pp (-42%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -0.7 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -0.3 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.8 pp (94.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp (2.7%) |