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
12.4%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-55.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -9.4 pp (-75.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +2.7 pp (675%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +2.4 pp (77.4%) |