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
20.8%
2023
25.9%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +0.9 pp (4.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.5% | — |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +2.7 pp (12%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.7 pp (2.8%) |