Bolivar County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bolivar 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
31.4%
2023
27.4%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.4% | — |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -3.1 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 25.3% | — |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -0.6 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +2.7 pp (10.9%) |