Ritchie County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ritchie 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
11.3%
2023
17.1%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+51.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +1.2 pp (10.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +3.9 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +1.5 pp (9.6%) |