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
12.4%
2023
15.9%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+28.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.1 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.8% | — |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.9 pp (6%) |