Marengo County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Marengo 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
17.4%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-19%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -3.3 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +1.6 pp (12.8%) |