Hockley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hockley 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
28.9%
2023
22.2%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-23.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.9% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -3.5 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.1% | — |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.5 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.6 pp (2.8%) |