Yemassee town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Yemassee 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
23.5%
2023
27.7%
Total change
+4.2 pp
% change
+17.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -8.7 pp (-37%) |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.0 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +2.6 pp (16.5%) |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +9.3 pp (50.5%) |