Wharton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wharton 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
13.4%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +0.9 pp (6.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -1.3 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.6 pp (6.8%) |