Ware Shoals town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ware Shoals 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
23.6%
2023
45.5%
Total change
+21.9 pp
% change
+92.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -1.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +21.2 pp (95.1%) |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -5.1 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +1.5 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +5.6 pp (14%) |