Dillsboro town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dillsboro 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
17.1%
2023
15.4%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-9.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +10.9 pp (63.7%) |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -4.2 pp (-15%) |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -1.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -1.7 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -5.1 pp (-24.9%) |