Edgar County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edgar 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
5.0%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+38%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +3.3 pp (66%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.5 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +0.7 pp (11.3%) |