Pocahontas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pocahontas 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
15.9%
2023
16.5%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.5 pp (3.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |