Jones County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jones 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
20.5%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-17.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -1.4 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.3% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -0.9 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +2.5 pp (17.4%) |