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
21.6%
2023
23.8%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+10.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +4.6 pp (21.3%) |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +3.8 pp (14.5%) |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +0.6 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -4.4 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -2.4 pp (-9.2%) |