Independence town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Independence 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
19.6%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-10.6 pp
% change
-54.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -13.2 pp (-67.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.4 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.6 pp (12%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +5.2 pp (92.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.8 pp (-16.7%) |