Kalamazoo County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kalamazoo 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
10.2%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.8 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -1.1 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.5 pp (6.9%) |