Edgefield town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edgefield 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
25.1%
2023
31.7%
Total change
+6.6 pp
% change
+26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.1% | — |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +1.0 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +1.5 pp (5.7%) |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +1.4 pp (5.1%) |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -1.1 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +3.8 pp (13.6%) |