Elkins, WV Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkins, WV 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
13.5%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-21.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.7 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -1.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -1.2 pp (-10.2%) |