Rural Retreat town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rural Retreat 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
7.9%
2023
21.4%
Total change
+13.5 pp
% change
+170.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.8 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +6.6 pp (93%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +6.5 pp (47.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.3 pp (6.5%) |