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
36.6%
2023
26.9%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.6% | — |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +5.6 pp (15.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.4% | — |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +4.9 pp (20.1%) |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -2.4 pp (-8.2%) |