Belknap County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Belknap 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
45.0%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-38.7 pp
% change
-86%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.0% | — |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -18.7 pp (-41.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -23.2 pp (-87.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +2.9 pp (85.3%) |