Owensboro, KY Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Owensboro, KY 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
12.0%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-4.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.7 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.6 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.9 pp (8.5%) |