Cole County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cole 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
21.9%
2023
0.0%
Total change
-21.9 pp
% change
-100%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -9.7 pp (-44.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -6.0 pp (-62.5%) |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.6 pp (-100%) |