Hancock County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hancock 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
3.9%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+120.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +1.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.6 pp (7.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |