Wetzel County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wetzel 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
0.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+275%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp (12.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.7 pp (41.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.6 pp (25%) |