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
13.7%
2023
16.2%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+18.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.5 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.0 pp (6.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.7 pp (-4.1%) |