Preston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Preston 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
11.0%
2023
9.6%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.4 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.5 pp (5.5%) |