Foster County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Foster 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
3.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+45.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +1.2 pp (32.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +1.5 pp (32.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.7 pp (-11.5%) |