Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area'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
14.9%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-16.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -1.6 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -2.6 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +1.5 pp (14%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.7 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |