Baylor County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Baylor 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
5.3%
2023
7.8%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+47.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.4 pp (-45.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +2.1 pp (29.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -1.4 pp (-15.2%) |