Cape Girardeau County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cape Girardeau 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
10.4%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-75%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +4.4 pp (42.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.7 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -4.4 pp (-62.9%) |