Elkhart County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkhart 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
10.5%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-12.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.6 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.6 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |