Rains County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rains 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
8.5%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+31.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -2.4 pp (-28.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +1.1 pp (20.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +4.8 pp (75%) |