Fulton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fulton 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
18.1%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-13.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +3.1 pp (17.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.4% | — |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -0.5 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -2.3 pp (-12.8%) |