Harlan County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harlan 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
32.3%
2023
22.2%
Total change
-10.1 pp
% change
-31.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.3% | — |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +0.2 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 28.6% | — |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -3.7 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -2.7 pp (-10.8%) |