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
19.4%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-8.8 pp
% change
-45.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -6.1 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -1.9 pp (-15.2%) |