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
13.8%
2023
1.8%
Total change
-12.0 pp
% change
-87%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -5.7 pp (-41.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.2% | — |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -8.0 pp (-87%) |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.6 pp (50%) |