Cooper County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cooper 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
22.3%
2023
18.5%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-17%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -1.1 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.6% | — |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -2.4 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |