Pennington Gap town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pennington Gap 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
36.2%
2023
45.1%
Total change
+8.9 pp
% change
+24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.2% | — |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -5.4 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +1.3 pp (4.2%) |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +1.2 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +4.6 pp (13.8%) |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +7.2 pp (19%) |