Pickens city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pickens 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
13.5%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-29.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -3.9 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.6 pp (27.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -2.2 pp (-18%) |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +5.2 pp (52%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.7 pp (-37.5%) |