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
8.4%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-64.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +4.0 pp (47.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -3.8 pp (-55.9%) |