Kanawha County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kanawha 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
12.4%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +1.1 pp (8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.2% | — |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.7 pp (-5.4%) |