Webster County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Webster 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
13.9%
2023
23.2%
Total change
+9.3 pp
% change
+66.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +2.7 pp (19.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.2% | — |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -3.2 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |