Big Stone Gap town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Big Stone Gap 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
22.3%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-28.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.6 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +5.0 pp (26.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -13.4 pp (-56.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.2 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +5.4 pp (51.4%) |