Saluda town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Saluda 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
35.1%
2023
52.7%
Total change
+17.6 pp
% change
+50.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -11.8 pp (-33.6%) |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +23.7 pp (101.7%) |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +3.8 pp (8.1%) |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -1.3 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +3.2 pp (6.5%) |