Menard County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Menard 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
9.3%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.6 pp (-28%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1.2 pp (23.5%) |