Yoakum County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Yoakum 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
11.2%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-31.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.8 pp (-51.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.5 pp (6%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.1 pp (-12.5%) |