Carbon County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carbon 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
28.1%
2023
19.8%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.1% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -6.9 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.3% | — |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -1.0 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +0.5 pp (2.6%) |