Amite County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Amite 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
20.4%
2023
24.4%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+19.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +2.7 pp (13.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 29.7% | — |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -4.8 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -0.5 pp (-2%) |