Ashville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ashville 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
20.8%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-41.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -5.9 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +2.1 pp (14.1%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +3.2 pp (18.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -3.9 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -4.1 pp (-25.2%) |