Blue Earth County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blue Earth 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
15.9%
2023
11.4%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-28.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +1.9 pp (11.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -1.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -1.0 pp (-8.1%) |