Anderson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Anderson city'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
21.2%
2023
16.4%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-22.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -3.1 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -1.1 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.1 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +1.5 pp (9.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -1.0 pp (-5.7%) |