Garfield County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Garfield 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
20.5%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-22.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -0.9 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -5.1 pp (-29%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.4 pp (27.2%) |