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
20.3%
2023
14.7%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -0.8 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.7% | — |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -0.8 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -3.2 pp (-17.9%) |