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
7.1%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-28.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +2.2 pp (31%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +1.3 pp (28.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp (-13.6%) |