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
13.2%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-28%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -2.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |