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
5.8%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-37.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1.4 pp (24.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.1% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -1.4 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.7%) |