Dougherty County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dougherty 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
25.2%
2023
21.4%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-15.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.2% | — |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -1.2 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.3% | — |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |