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
12.9%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-32.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -2.4 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.6 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -0.9 pp (-9.4%) |