Elkins city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkins 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
15.6%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.8 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.8 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +1.1 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -4.4 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |