Swainsboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Swainsboro 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
32.1%
2023
31.7%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-1.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -9.0 pp (-28%) |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +5.4 pp (23.4%) |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +9.4 pp (33%) |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -11.6 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +5.4 pp (20.5%) |