Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area'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
13.3%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-22.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -1.7 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -1.1 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.7 pp (6.7%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -1.4 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +0.5 pp (5.1%) |