Sparta city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sparta 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
23.4%
2023
43.6%
Total change
+20.2 pp
% change
+86.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +3.1 pp (13.2%) |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +11.2 pp (42.3%) |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -1.0 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +8.9 pp (24.3%) |
| 2023 | 43.6% | -2.0 pp (-4.4%) |