Galax city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galax city'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
9.8%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.7 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.0 pp (38.5%) |