Swain County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Swain 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
13.6%
2023
14.3%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+5.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -2.1 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +1.8 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |