Fairmont city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairmont 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
17.7%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -3.3 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -0.6 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +1.1 pp (8.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -3.9 pp (-26.5%) |