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
44.6%
2023
33.5%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-24.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 44.6% | — |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 30.1% | — |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +3.5 pp (11.6%) |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |