Perry County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Perry 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
50.4%
2023
42.1%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-16.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.4% | — |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -6.9 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 42.5% | — |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +3.8 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -4.2 pp (-9.1%) |