Nicholas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Nicholas 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
18.6%
2023
16.1%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-13.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.8 pp (4.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.4% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -2.7 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +2.4 pp (17.5%) |