Elko County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elko 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
9.3%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-22.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.5 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -1.1 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.8 pp (12.5%) |