Amherst town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Amherst town'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
1.4%
2023
2.1%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+50%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.4 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1.8 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |