Sparta town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sparta 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
31.6%
2023
16.6%
Total change
-15.0 pp
% change
-47.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.6% | — |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -11.1 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +1.8 pp (8.8%) |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -2.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -3.3 pp (-16.6%) |