Bath County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bath 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
9.6%
2023
12.2%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -4.4 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.2% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +3.3 pp (35.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |