Wilkes County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilkes 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
14.3%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-10.8 pp
% change
-75.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -5.9 pp (-41.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +1.6 pp (53.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.1 pp (-23.9%) |