Cherokee County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cherokee 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
12.1%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-38.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -2.5 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.7 pp (8.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.3 pp (-14.9%) |