Hemphill County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hemphill 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
39.0%
2023
37.5%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.0% | — |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +7.2 pp (18.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 40.5% | — |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -1.6 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -1.4 pp (-3.6%) |