Waynesboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waynesboro 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
38.6%
2023
35.7%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-7.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.6% | — |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -6.4 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -6.2 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -4.3 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +10.0 pp (46.1%) |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +4.0 pp (12.6%) |