Buena Vista County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Buena Vista 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
7.3%
2023
13.0%
Total change
+5.7 pp
% change
+78.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +3.5 pp (47.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +1.9 pp (17.1%) |