Curry County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Curry 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
19.5%
2023
17.4%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-10.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -1.7 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.5% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +1.3 pp (8.1%) |