Wheeler County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wheeler 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
10.8%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-37%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.9 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.5 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +2.2 pp (47.8%) |