Roane County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Roane 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
12.8%
2023
14.6%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+14.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -4.8 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.3% | — |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -2.0 pp (-14%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +2.3 pp (18.7%) |