Brooks County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brooks 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
4.6%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+19.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.5 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.3 pp (5.8%) |