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
24.6%
2023
22.3%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-9.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.6 pp (6.5%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -3.6 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -4.9 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +1.0 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +3.6 pp (19.3%) |