Whitley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Whitley 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
20.0%
2023
19.2%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.9% | — |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +0.8 pp (4.3%) |