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
2.4%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-4.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.8 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.4 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp (-4.2%) |