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
12.6%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-47.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.5 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -3.3 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +2.2 pp (50%) |