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
9.0%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-16.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -0.8 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.5 pp (-6.3%) |