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
4.5%
2023
1.8%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-60%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.2 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -1.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.4 pp (-18.2%) |