Roanoke city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Roanoke 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
15.0%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-34%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.6 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -2.1 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -1.5 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -2.3 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |