Shepherd city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shepherd 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
21.9%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -11.9 pp (-54.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -1.6 pp (-16%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +7.5 pp (89.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -3.2 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +4.0 pp (31.5%) |