Highlands town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Highlands 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
0.7%
2023
11.3%
Total change
+10.6 pp
% change
+1514.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +6.2 pp (885.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +6.0 pp (87%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -2.5 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +2.5 pp (24%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -1.6 pp (-12.4%) |