Rio Blanco County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rio Blanco 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
37.3%
2023
26.1%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-30%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.3% | — |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -0.8 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 35.2% | — |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -10.6 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +1.5 pp (6.1%) |