Owensboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Owensboro 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
15.7%
2023
16.4%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +2.3 pp (14.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -1.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.4 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.3 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +1.3 pp (8.6%) |