Eddy County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Eddy 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
10.9%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.3 pp (2.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -4.6 pp (-37.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +1.0 pp (13%) |