Gatlinburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gatlinburg 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
7.1%
2023
7.8%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+9.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -2.7 pp (-38%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -0.3 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +1.9 pp (46.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.3 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +2.1 pp (36.8%) |