Early County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Early 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
22.7%
2023
16.2%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.7% | — |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.7 pp (7.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.6% | — |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -3.5 pp (-17%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.9 pp (-5.3%) |