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
4.1%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+75.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.7 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +2.1 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.2 pp (-14.3%) |