Geary County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Geary 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
13.1%
2023
15.6%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+19.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -1.2 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.1% | — |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |