Waycross city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waycross 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
21.8%
2023
30.0%
Total change
+8.2 pp
% change
+37.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.8% | — |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +5.9 pp (27.1%) |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -7.2 pp (-26%) |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +4.4 pp (21.5%) |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +1.6 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +3.5 pp (13.2%) |