Rockcastle County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockcastle 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
18.7%
2023
19.6%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+4.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +1.5 pp (8.2%) |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.3 pp (-1.5%) |