Buffalo County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Buffalo 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
10.7%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-35.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.9 pp (8.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.7 pp (6.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -5.0 pp (-42%) |