Alleghany County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alleghany 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
15.5%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-36.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.1 pp (7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -2.7 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -2.2 pp (-18.3%) |