Castro County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Castro 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
2.1%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp (9.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -1.1 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.5 pp (-41.7%) |