Pearisburg town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pearisburg 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
10.0%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-54%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -4.4 pp (-44%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.6 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -0.6 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +2.9 pp (65.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -2.7 pp (-37%) |