Fort Branch town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Branch 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
6.2%
2023
15.9%
Total change
+9.7 pp
% change
+156.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.6 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +6.1 pp (169.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +7.6 pp (78.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +1.3 pp (8.9%) |