Paintsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Paintsville 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
14.2%
2023
34.1%
Total change
+19.9 pp
% change
+140.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +4.1 pp (28.9%) |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +2.6 pp (14.2%) |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +0.6 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +9.5 pp (44.2%) |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +3.1 pp (10%) |