Amherst County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Amherst 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
7.5%
2023
19.4%
Total change
+11.9 pp
% change
+158.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +26.4 pp (352%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 28.6% | — |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -9.7 pp (-33.9%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.5 pp (2.6%) |