Wood County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wood 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
6.4%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-4.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.8 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.7 pp (-10.3%) |