Scurry County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scurry 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
5.7%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-8.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.2 pp (-38.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.9 pp (34.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +1.7 pp (48.6%) |