Martinsville, VA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Martinsville, 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
16.1%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-28%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -1.0 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -1.0 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -0.8 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.3 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -2.0 pp (-14.7%) |