Jenkins County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jenkins 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
9.2%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-54.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.5 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.2 pp (5.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |