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
12.2%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-27.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.1 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.9% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -0.3 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.8 pp (-8.3%) |