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
20.5%
2023
17.9%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -2.0 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -2.1 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +2.0 pp (12.6%) |