Asheville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Asheville 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
9.0%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.9 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -0.6 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.9 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.7 pp (10.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |