Berrien County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Berrien 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
12.7%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-14.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.7 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | — |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -1.2 pp (-9.9%) |