Whitman County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Whitman 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
6.1%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-68.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.6 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -1.7 pp (-47.2%) |