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
7.4%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+4.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.4 pp (5.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -1.9 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.3 pp (20.3%) |