Love County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Love 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
8.8%
2023
10.5%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+19.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +1.8 pp (20.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.9 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +0.5 pp (5%) |