Sylacauga city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sylacauga 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
22.3%
2023
23.0%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+3.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -3.0 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +4.0 pp (20.7%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -1.3 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +1.1 pp (5%) |