Rockdale city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockdale 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
24.6%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-13.4 pp
% change
-54.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -6.4 pp (-26%) |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +0.8 pp (4.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.5 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.9 pp (-47.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.6 pp (30.2%) |