Lumpkin County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lumpkin 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
10.1%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-11.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -2.4 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.7 pp (11.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +2.0 pp (29%) |