Cook County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cook 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
7.6%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.9 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9 pp (52.8%) |