Fayette County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fayette 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
15.2%
2023
13.8%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-9.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.0 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -2.1 pp (-13.2%) |