Owsley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Owsley 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
31.4%
2023
24.0%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -5.6 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.3% | — |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +1.5 pp (7.8%) |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +3.2 pp (15.4%) |