Stone County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Stone 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
14.3%
2023
16.5%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+15.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -4.0 pp (-28%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.5% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.4 pp (9.7%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.6 pp (3.8%) |