New Madrid County: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Madrid 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
20.6%
2023
15.3%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-25.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -1.3 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.5% | — |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -2.1 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +1.9 pp (14.2%) |