Ripley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ripley 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
18.3%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-14.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.0 pp (5.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.5% | — |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +0.7 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |