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
5.3%
2023
5.3%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +2.2 pp (41.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.9 pp (20.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |