Carthage town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carthage 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
13.3%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -8.3 pp (-62.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.7 pp (-54%) |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -1.2 pp (-52.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +6.6 pp (600%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.5 pp (6.5%) |