Pickett County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pickett 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
14.4%
2023
27.9%
Total change
+13.5 pp
% change
+93.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +6.7 pp (46.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +1.5 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +7.0 pp (33.5%) |