Brookings County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brookings 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
9.9%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -2.4 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.8 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -1.6 pp (-19.3%) |