Guernsey County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Guernsey 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
23.4%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-11.3 pp
% change
-48.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -4.9 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +1.7 pp (15.2%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -0.8 pp (-6.2%) |