Cowpens town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cowpens 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
19.5%
2023
27.2%
Total change
+7.7 pp
% change
+39.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +3.2 pp (16.4%) |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +7.2 pp (31.7%) |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -2.3 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +0.5 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -0.9 pp (-3.2%) |