Hayes County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hayes 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
21.0%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-11.6 pp
% change
-55.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.0% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +1.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.5 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -11.5 pp (-55%) |