Elkin town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkin 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
16.5%
2023
14.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -6.0 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.5 pp (4.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -3.6 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +5.8 pp (78.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +1.6 pp (12.1%) |