Scottsboro, AL Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scottsboro, AL 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
15.5%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-19.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.5 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -0.6 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.7 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -2.1 pp (-14.4%) |