Valley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Valley 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
4.2%
2023
6.2%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+47.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -1.5 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +3.2 pp (123.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.4 pp (6.9%) |