Jefferson Davis County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jefferson 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
23.9%
2023
16.8%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-29.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.9% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -4.7 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.4% | — |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -1.3 pp (-7.2%) |