Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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
9.0%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-14.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.4 pp (5.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |