Milam County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Milam 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
2.8%
2023
4.8%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+71.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.1 pp (-39.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.7 pp (25.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +1.4 pp (41.2%) |