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
11.9%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-8.8 pp
% change
-73.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.1 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -2.0 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +1.6 pp (20.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.9 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -5.4 pp (-63.5%) |