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
14.6%
2023
15.2%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+4.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.7 pp (4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.7% | — |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -0.9 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -1.6 pp (-9.5%) |