Pike County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pike 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
26.7%
2023
18.4%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -3.1 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.9% | — |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -2.1 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |