Nelson County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Nelson 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
8.0%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-6.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.4 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.7 pp (13.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.6 pp (27.1%) |