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
18.6%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.8 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.0% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -1.1 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |