Drop in Georgia poverty rate might be misleading
“Fewer Georgia residents are living in poverty than a decade ago, a new Census report shows, but experts caution the numbers don’t reflect how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the economic realities for families.
State of play: The latest numbers from the American Community Survey 2016-2020 five-year estimates reveal 14.3% of Georgia residents had incomes below the federal poverty line. That’s down from 17.8% reported during the previous five-year estimate, 2011 to 2015.”