Houghton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houghton 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
9.2%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.1 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +1.9 pp (25%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.4 pp (-4.2%) |