Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Macon-Bibb County, GA 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
18.5%
2023
15.3%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-17.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.6 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.5 pp (-3%) |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -1.0 pp (-6.1%) |