Royston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Royston 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
27.3%
2023
20.6%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.3% | — |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +8.1 pp (29.7%) |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -2.8 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -6.0 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +3.3 pp (12.4%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -9.3 pp (-31.1%) |