Upshur County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Upshur 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
9.5%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+17.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +2.0 pp (21.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.3 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |