Athens County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Athens County'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
17.3%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-9.6 pp
% change
-55.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.8 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -1.0 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -2.3 pp (-23%) |