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
7.4%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-79.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -4.7 pp (-63.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.9 pp (-60%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.9 pp (150%) |