Ware County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ware 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
19.5%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-3.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -1.6 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.3% | — |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +1.2 pp (6.8%) |