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
6.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-8.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.7 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.3 pp (21%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -2.0 pp (-26.7%) |