Rockmart city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockmart 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
29.5%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-18.2 pp
% change
-61.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.5% | — |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +0.7 pp (2.4%) |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -2.9 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -15.2 pp (-55.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -0.5 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.6%) |