Phelps County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Phelps 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
2.9%
2023
11.9%
Total change
+9.0 pp
% change
+310.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +2.7 pp (93.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +1.9 pp (17.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.0 pp (-7.8%) |