Douglas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Douglas 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
11.8%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -2.1 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.2 pp (2.3%) |