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
16.3%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -1.1 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +3.8 pp (23.9%) |