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
15.0%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.8 pp (5.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.7% | — |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -1.8 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.5 pp (-13.8%) |