Clarke County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clarke 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
17.8%
2023
13.1%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-26.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -0.4 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.3% | — |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +1.1 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -2.3 pp (-14.9%) |