Valdosta city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Valdosta 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
22.9%
2023
19.9%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-13.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +0.6 pp (2.6%) |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -1.9 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.8 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -2.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |