Blue Ridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blue Ridge 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
12.1%
2023
16.5%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+36.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.6 pp (13.2%) |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +5.9 pp (43.1%) |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +2.7 pp (13.8%) |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +0.4 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -6.2 pp (-27.3%) |