Jeff Davis County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jeff Davis 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
1.3%
2023
21.6%
Total change
+20.3 pp
% change
+1561.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.0 pp (76.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.8% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -2.6 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +7.4 pp (52.1%) |