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
8.7%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-44.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.0 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.0% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |