Heard County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Heard 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
12.6%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+17.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -1.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.0% | — |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -2.5 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.3 pp (2.1%) |