Barren County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Barren 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
5.9%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-49.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -2.0 pp (-33.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.2 pp (54.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.4 pp (-11.8%) |