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
4.6%
2023
6.3%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+37%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +0.9 pp (19.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |