Watauga County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watauga 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
5.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp (11.3%) |