DeKalb County: Poverty Rate Trend
How DeKalb 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
16.2%
2023
14.6%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-9.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -0.3 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.7 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.3 pp (-2%) |