Howell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Howell 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
18.2%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-12.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -1.1 pp (-6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.6% | — |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -1.2 pp (-7%) |