Pontotoc County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pontotoc 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
8.1%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-8.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.0 pp (12.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.3 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.6%) |