Ashley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ashley 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
16.5%
2023
17.0%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -3.5 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.8% | — |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +2.5 pp (15.8%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.3 pp (-7.1%) |