Transylvania County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Transylvania 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
19.0%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-15.9 pp
% change
-83.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.0% | — |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.0 pp (21.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -4.5 pp (-38.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -4.1 pp (-56.9%) |