Edwards County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edwards 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
8.0%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+58.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.3 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +4.3 pp (84.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +3.3 pp (35.1%) |