Rockdale County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockdale 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
12.8%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-36.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -2.3 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.6 pp (-6.9%) |