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
22.9%
2023
22.8%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.5 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.3% | — |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.6 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +2.9 pp (14.6%) |