Spencer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spencer 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
6.2%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-27.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.6 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |