Alger County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alger County'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
7.7%
2023
9.9%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+28.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.7 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +1.3 pp (18.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.4 pp (16.5%) |