Houston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houston 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
10.5%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-40%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -1.5 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -1.1 pp (-14.9%) |