Deaf Smith County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Deaf Smith 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
7.0%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-11.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.3 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.4 pp (-18.4%) |