Switzerland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Switzerland 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
15.9%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-7.2 pp
% change
-45.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.2 pp (7.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -1.4 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -5.5 pp (-38.7%) |