Plains town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Plains 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
22.8%
2023
12.4%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -9.4 pp (-41.2%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -3.0 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +3.8 pp (36.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +1.4 pp (9.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -3.2 pp (-20.5%) |