Jim Wells County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jim Wells 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
17.5%
2023
18.2%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -0.7 pp (-4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.0% | — |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +1.6 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.6 pp (3.4%) |