Cobb County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cobb 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
7.5%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-26.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.5 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.3 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |