Chatham County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chatham 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
3.7%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-75.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -1.5 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.5 pp (83.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.2 pp (-18.2%) |