Bland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bland 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
5.2%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+65.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +0.3 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.9 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +3.1 pp (56.4%) |