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
2.3%
2023
8.4%
Total change
+6.1 pp
% change
+265.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.8 pp (78.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.7 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |