Valdosta, GA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Valdosta, 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
19.2%
2023
16.0%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-16.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -0.8 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -0.7 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +0.5 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -1.9 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |