Avery County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Avery 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
11.0%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-35.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.2 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -1.1 pp (-13.4%) |