Brainerd city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brainerd 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
12.1%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+11.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +5.5 pp (45.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -1.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -0.5 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +3.0 pp (19.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -5.2 pp (-27.8%) |