Hale County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hale 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
21.2%
2023
16.0%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -4.6 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.4% | — |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -0.8 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.6 pp (-3.6%) |