Petroleum County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Petroleum 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
8.7%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-73.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.4 pp (4.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +1.2 pp (66.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.7 pp (-23.3%) |