Herkimer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Herkimer 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
20.3%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-13.3 pp
% change
-65.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -6.4 pp (-31.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -3.6 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.4 pp (-5.4%) |