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
12.9%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-45%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -0.7 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.0 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -1.2 pp (-14.5%) |