Forest County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forest 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
7.8%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-59%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.5 pp (19.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -4.1 pp (-56.2%) |