Carter County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carter 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
3.1%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-25.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.4 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.7 pp (-23.3%) |