Elbert County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elbert 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
19.4%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -1.8 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -3.8 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |