Dickens County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dickens 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
16.1%
2023
17.3%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+7.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -2.2 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.4% | — |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +3.7 pp (25.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -0.8 pp (-4.4%) |