Gaffney city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gaffney 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
21.6%
2023
19.4%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-10.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -4.7 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.7 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.0 pp (6.2%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.9 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +3.1 pp (19%) |