Cotton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cotton 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
13.9%
2023
14.7%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+5.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +3.6 pp (25.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.4% | — |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +4.5 pp (36.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -2.2 pp (-13%) |