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
13.7%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-42.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -2.2 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -1.8 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.4 pp (21.5%) |