Kankakee city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kankakee 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
27.5%
2023
21.0%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -3.4 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -2.0 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.3 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -0.5 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.9 pp (-4.1%) |