Tift County School District: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tift County School District'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
20.4%
2023
16.3%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-20.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -2.1 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -6.0 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +5.4 pp (43.9%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.6 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |