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
10.1%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+25.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +2.3 pp (22.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -1.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |