Chaffee County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chaffee 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
10.2%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-21.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -1.7 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.8 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.6 pp (-7%) |