Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Winchester, VA-WV 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
5.8%
2023
6.8%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+17.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.1 pp (19%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.3 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.4 pp (6.2%) |