Telfair County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Telfair 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
23.0%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-17.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +2.7 pp (11.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +2.7 pp (17%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +0.4 pp (2.2%) |