Pickens town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pickens 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
38.1%
2023
29.2%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.1% | — |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -9.3 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -10.6 pp (-36.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +5.7 pp (31.3%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.7 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +6.0 pp (25.9%) |