Pope County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pope 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
7.7%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-23.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +1.6 pp (15.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -2.9 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.9 pp (-19.8%) |