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
12.7%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.5% | — |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.9 pp (-8.5%) |