Smyth County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Smyth 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
13.1%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.5 pp (3.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.9 pp (-7.2%) |