Waynesboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waynesboro city'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
12.1%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +3.1 pp (25.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -6.2 pp (-40.5%) |