Hazard city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hazard city'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
24.2%
2023
34.0%
Total change
+9.8 pp
% change
+40.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -7.2 pp (-29.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -2.6 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +15.9 pp (110.4%) |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +1.4 pp (4.6%) |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +2.3 pp (7.3%) |