Wilkinson County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilkinson 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
35.2%
2023
23.4%
Total change
-11.8 pp
% change
-33.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -7.1 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.1 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +6.6 pp (39.3%) |