Statesboro, GA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Statesboro, GA Micro 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
18.6%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-6.6 pp
% change
-35.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.3 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -3.4 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +1.1 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -0.6 pp (-4.8%) |