Parmer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Parmer 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
14.1%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-44%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -3.8 pp (-27%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.0 pp (14.5%) |