Sylva town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sylva 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
14.4%
2023
30.3%
Total change
+15.9 pp
% change
+110.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +13.7 pp (95.1%) |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +3.6 pp (12.8%) |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -2.9 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +3.9 pp (13.5%) |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -2.4 pp (-7.3%) |