Tazewell town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tazewell 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
15.7%
2023
28.5%
Total change
+12.8 pp
% change
+81.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.0 pp (6.4%) |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +5.7 pp (34.1%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -4.1 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +7.3 pp (39.9%) |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +2.9 pp (11.3%) |