Coal County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Coal 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
15.7%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-3.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.4 pp (8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -1.6 pp (-9.5%) |