Beaufort town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Beaufort 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
13.3%
2023
14.3%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+7.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.8 pp (13.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +2.4 pp (15.9%) |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -0.9 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -2.5 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |