Gem County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gem 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
27.1%
2023
15.4%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-43.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.1% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -7.4 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -8.0 pp (-51.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +7.8 pp (102.6%) |