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
7.9%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-86.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.0 pp (12.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +2.1 pp (175%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -2.2 pp (-66.7%) |