Allegany County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Allegany 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
20.9%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-13.0 pp
% change
-62.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -9.6 pp (-45.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.4% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -2.1 pp (-21%) |