Bates County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bates 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
10.3%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+31.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -2.5 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.2% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +2.7 pp (26.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |