Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spartanburg, SC 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
12.2%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-4.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -2.0 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.5 pp (4.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.5 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.7 pp (6.4%) |