Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bluefield, WV-VA Micro 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
14.0%
2023
14.5%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.8 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +0.7 pp (5.4%) |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +1.0 pp (7.4%) |