Mitchell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mitchell 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
28.4%
2023
23.4%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-17.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.4% | — |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -4.0 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.8% | — |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.1 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -2.3 pp (-8.9%) |