Person County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Person 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
19.9%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-20.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.8 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -2.2 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.5 pp (18.7%) |