Malheur County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Malheur 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
8.4%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-27.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +4.5 pp (53.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |