Scott County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scott 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
14.8%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -1.8 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +1.5 pp (13.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |