Panhandle town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Panhandle town'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
5.1%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-39.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.3 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -0.3 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |