Etowah County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Etowah 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
13.9%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-13.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.8% | — |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.5 pp (4.3%) |