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
18.3%
2023
13.1%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-28.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.2 pp (17.5%) |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +3.1 pp (14.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -0.9 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -3.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -6.9 pp (-34.5%) |