Rutherfordton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rutherfordton 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
7.8%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+41%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.2 pp (-28.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +4.0 pp (71.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.0 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +2.4 pp (27.9%) |