Alfalfa County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alfalfa County'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
2.0%
2023
13.1%
Total change
+11.1 pp
% change
+555%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +2.7 pp (135%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.9 pp (-25%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +4.4 pp (50.6%) |