McDowell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How McDowell 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
27.4%
2023
29.2%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.7 pp (2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.1% | — |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +4.8 pp (19.9%) |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +0.3 pp (1%) |