Rice County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rice 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
13.4%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-61.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -2.4 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -2.5 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.5 pp (-22.7%) |