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
12.3%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-37.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -2.6 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.8 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.8 pp (-9.4%) |