Sylvester city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sylvester 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
35.8%
2023
15.5%
Total change
-20.3 pp
% change
-56.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.8% | — |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -3.3 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -7.7 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -2.7 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +1.6 pp (7.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -8.2 pp (-34.6%) |