Boyd County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Boyd 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
27.7%
2023
20.4%
Total change
-7.3 pp
% change
-26.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.7% | — |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -0.5 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -1.7 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +2.0 pp (10.9%) |