Kemper County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kemper 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
22.4%
2023
21.3%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-4.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4% | — |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +0.4 pp (1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.7% | — |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -2.8 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +2.4 pp (12.7%) |