Powell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Powell 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
18.6%
2023
16.3%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-12.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.2 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.2% | — |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +1.6 pp (10.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -0.5 pp (-3%) |