Ben Hill County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ben Hill 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
25.7%
2023
20.1%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-21.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -0.4 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +1.0 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -0.9 pp (-4.3%) |