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
17.1%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-2.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -3.4 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.5 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +2.6 pp (18.4%) |