Gaines County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gaines 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
3.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+64.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +1.2 pp (35.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.7 pp (35.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.9 pp (-13.8%) |