Bedford County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bedford 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
9.7%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.8 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.5 pp (7.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.2 pp (2.8%) |