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
16.2%
2023
14.8%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-8.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -1.4 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -2.1 pp (-14%) |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +1.3 pp (9.6%) |