Savannah, GA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Savannah, 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
11.8%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -0.8 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.3 pp (3.6%) |