Dent County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dent 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
14.0%
2023
17.4%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+24.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +2.4 pp (17.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -6.7 pp (-57.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +12.4 pp (248%) |