Breathitt County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Breathitt 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
28.5%
2023
22.1%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.5% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -1.2 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 25.5% | — |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -3.3 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |