Bluefield town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bluefield 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
5.3%
2023
19.2%
Total change
+13.9 pp
% change
+262.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp (11.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +2.7 pp (45.8%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +10.2 pp (118.6%) |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +3.5 pp (18.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -3.1 pp (-13.9%) |