Hughes County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hughes 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
13.7%
2023
13.1%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-4.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.8 pp (6.5%) |