Mountain City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mountain City 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
26.8%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-13.9 pp
% change
-51.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.8% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -4.5 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -7.6 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +2.0 pp (13.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -3.5 pp (-21.3%) |