Spartanburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spartanburg 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
21.1%
2023
20.3%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.4 pp (7%) |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.5 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +1.1 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -1.6 pp (-7.3%) |