Alexander County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alexander County'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
11.5%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-27.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.4 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +0.2 pp (2.5%) |