Clayton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clayton 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
3.4%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-32.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.6 pp (-61.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +1.3 pp (130%) |