Hinds County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hinds 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
18.8%
2023
16.4%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-12.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -2.7 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.3% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.3 pp (1.9%) |