Fergus County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fergus 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
10.0%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-12%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.5 pp (-5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.4 pp (18.9%) |