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
9.4%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -2.3 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.4 pp (6.6%) |