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
10.1%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+46.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.7 pp (6.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.5% | — |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +1.3 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +1.0 pp (7.2%) |