Bell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bell 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
0.5%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+4.5 pp
% change
+900%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +1.1 pp (220%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +1.6 pp (59.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.7 pp (16.3%) |