Blue Earth city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blue Earth city'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
5.3%
2023
10.4%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+96.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.6 pp (30.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.6 pp (44.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -1.0 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +3.0 pp (40.5%) |