Decatur County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Decatur 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
2.7%
2023
3.6%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.5 pp (18.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -1.8 pp (-33.3%) |