Carthage city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carthage 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
5.2%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-46.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +2.6 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.1 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.4 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -4.4 pp (-61.1%) |