Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area'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
13.9%
2023
12.4%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-10.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -0.4 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -0.7 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |