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
12.2%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+21.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.5 pp (12.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.7% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -0.3 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.4 pp (2.8%) |