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
42.6%
2023
21.5%
Total change
-21.1 pp
% change
-49.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.6% | — |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -2.2 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -11.9 pp (-29.5%) |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -6.1 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +1.4 pp (6.3%) |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -2.3 pp (-9.7%) |