Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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
14.2%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-18.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -1.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |