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
50.9%
2023
39.6%
Total change
-11.3 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.9% | — |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -14.2 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +0.1 pp (0.3%) |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +8.0 pp (21.7%) |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -8.2 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +3.0 pp (8.2%) |