Highlands County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Highlands 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
12.8%
2023
11.4%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-10.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -0.5 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |