Rome, GA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rome, 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
14.0%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-7.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +0.6 pp (4.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -1.5 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |