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
9.1%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+10.6 pp
% change
+116.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -3.0 pp (-33%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.9 pp (80.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -4.0 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +4.0 pp (57.1%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +8.7 pp (79.1%) |