Custer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Custer 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
11.5%
2023
50.8%
Total change
+39.3 pp
% change
+341.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +4.6 pp (40%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 41.8% | — |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +11.6 pp (27.8%) |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -2.6 pp (-4.9%) |