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
0.4%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+1250%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +8.6 pp (2150%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -3.0 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -2.5 pp (-31.6%) |