Beckley, WV Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Beckley, WV 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
14.7%
2023
15.6%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+6.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +1.5 pp (10.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -0.6 pp (-3.7%) |