Blackstone town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blackstone 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
8.9%
2023
31.7%
Total change
+22.8 pp
% change
+256.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +1.0 pp (11.2%) |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +10.3 pp (104%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -8.7 pp (-43.1%) |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +15.9 pp (138.3%) |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +4.3 pp (15.7%) |