Thomas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Thomas 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
10.0%
2023
1.8%
Total change
-8.2 pp
% change
-82%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.1 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -2.4 pp (-57.1%) |