Metcalfe County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Metcalfe 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
18.4%
2023
16.5%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.8% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.5 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -0.8 pp (-4.6%) |