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
24.3%
2023
23.1%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-4.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.3% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -5.6 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.8% | — |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +0.7 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.6 pp (7.4%) |