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
18.0%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -1.8 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |