Whitesburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Whitesburg 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
30.2%
2023
38.7%
Total change
+8.5 pp
% change
+28.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.2% | — |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +4.3 pp (14.2%) |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -1.3 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +9.9 pp (29.8%) |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -3.2 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 38.7% | -1.2 pp (-3%) |