Bluefield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bluefield 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
20.2%
2023
15.1%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-25.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -4.4 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +1.1 pp (7%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -2.9 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.3 pp (9.4%) |