Bowie County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bowie 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
14.4%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.5 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -0.7 pp (-5.5%) |