Karnes County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Karnes 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
16.3%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-3.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -1.8 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.2% | — |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +2.6 pp (18.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -1.0 pp (-6%) |