Welsh town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Welsh 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
18.5%
2023
17.8%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.6 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +2.0 pp (11.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -7.5 pp (-39.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +2.5 pp (21.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +3.9 pp (28.1%) |