Letcher County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Letcher 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
5.0%
2023
6.4%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+28%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +2.8 pp (50%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -2.0 pp (-23.8%) |