Hays County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hays 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
39.3%
2023
27.1%
Total change
-12.2 pp
% change
-31%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.3% | — |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -0.5 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 32.5% | — |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.7 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -6.1 pp (-18.4%) |