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
10.6%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-19.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -0.7 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +0.6 pp (6.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +3.0 pp (28.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -1.6 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -3.4 pp (-28.6%) |