Barbour County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Barbour 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
2.7%
2023
11.8%
Total change
+9.1 pp
% change
+337%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.2 pp (44.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -3.4 pp (-42%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +7.1 pp (151.1%) |