Meriwether County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Meriwether 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
15.3%
2023
13.7%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +1.1 pp (7.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.5% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.8 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -3.6 pp (-20.8%) |