Palatka city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palatka 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
38.6%
2023
29.4%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-23.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.6% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -9.1 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -7.0 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +6.3 pp (28%) |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -7.0 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +7.6 pp (34.9%) |