Wallace County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wallace 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
9.6%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+29.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +6.6 pp (111.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -2.9 pp (-23.2%) |