Wilcox County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilcox 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
23.1%
2023
22.3%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-3.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.1% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.6 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.7 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +2.6 pp (13.2%) |