Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kingsport-Bristol, TN-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
12.9%
2023
11.1%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-14%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.6 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.7 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |