Meade County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Meade 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
2.9%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+127.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.8 pp (27.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.5 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +2.5 pp (61%) |