Seward County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Seward 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
2.5%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+120%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.4 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +2.5 pp (131.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.1 pp (25%) |