Macon County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Macon 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
20.4%
2023
17.3%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-15.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -2.3 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +3.6 pp (21.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -2.9 pp (-14.4%) |