Tallapoosa County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tallapoosa 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
16.8%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-23.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -2.5 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.9 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -1.5 pp (-10.4%) |