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
8.4%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-53.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -1.6 pp (-50%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +2.3 pp (143.7%) |