Beckley city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Beckley 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
13.9%
2023
22.6%
Total change
+8.7 pp
% change
+62.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.6 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +1.9 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +3.0 pp (21.1%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -1.0 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +6.4 pp (39.5%) |