Powhatan County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Powhatan 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
3.4%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-38.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp (2.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.3 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -1.3 pp (-38.2%) |