Highland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Highland 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
12.5%
2023
16.4%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+31.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -4.7 pp (-37.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.8 pp (5.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.7 pp (4.5%) |