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
23.0%
2023
27.8%
Total change
+4.8 pp
% change
+20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -1.1 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +5.8 pp (26.5%) |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +1.9 pp (6.9%) |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.7 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -2.5 pp (-8.3%) |