Merrill city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merrill 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
8.7%
2023
14.1%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+62.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.7 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +1.1 pp (18.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.8 pp (11.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.5 pp (19%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +4.7 pp (50%) |