Sweetwater County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sweetwater 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
5.3%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-86.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.7 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -2.0 pp (-64.5%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.4 pp (-36.4%) |