Effingham County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Effingham 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
47.3%
2023
19.3%
Total change
-28.0 pp
% change
-59.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.3% | — |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -14.0 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 33.3% | — |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -6.9 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -7.1 pp (-26.9%) |